How I Bought a Cleaning Company (While Keeping My Day Job)
I bought a cleaning company in August 2024, while still working full-time in corporate. This course is the video I wish existed before I started: not a polished guru pitch, but a practical, first-hand walkthrough of what buying and growing a small service business actually looks like.Over roughly 35 minutes, I walk through the entire arc... why I chose acquisition over starting from scratch, how I searched for and financed the deal, the due diligence mistakes I'd fix next time, and the real operational fires I had to put out after closing (including a six-week Google Business Profile lockout and losing a key technician).What you'll learn: Why a "boring," recession-resistant service business can beat a flashier startup How to search for deals through brokers, bankers, and search-fund communities How seller financing, SBA loans, and quality-of-earnings due diligence actually work in practice What to check for revenue concentration and customer-mix risk before you sign The post-close problems nobody warns you about (key-person dependency, equipment risk, working capital) How I shifted the business from mostly residential to mostly commercial to improve margins A realistic take on whether acquisition is the right path for you — and the alternatives if it isn't I have had a lot of people reach out to ask about my deal and how I went about it. After getting on a call for the umpteenth time, I figured it was about time I do my best to record something. My goal with this is to have it be as realistic as possible with an operator's actual deal, mistakes included, so you can go in with your eyes open.Who this is for: corporate professionals considering their first acquisition, aspiring searchers, and anyone who wants the unfiltered version of "buy a small business" before spending money on a course that only shows the highlight reel.
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