Back from the Brink: When Everybody Quits Day 1

Register for the webinar:First 100 Days: Survive & Thrive as a New Business Owner - Wed Feb 26 - https://bit.ly/4hFqGle24 hours into Jack Carr's ownership of a tiny HVAC business, disaster struck. Just 2.5 years later, it did $3m in sales.Topics in Jack’s interview:All HVAC techs quit on the first dayBuying an HVAC business with no physical locationWhy he feels like his 2x multiple was too highTeaching himself HVAC skills via YouTubeHow he prices a book of businessHis process for retaining customers after acquisitionValue of a business owner communityHow Google reviews keep the phone ringingUnderstanding the risk of buying smallListening to your employees without being held hostageReferences and how to contact Jack:LinkedInTwitterOwned and OperatedPete Ciaverilla on Acquiring Minds: Bullseye: Buying a $1m SDE Business in a Hot IndustryGet $200 off your ticket to the M&A Launchpad Conference in Houston on May 3rd:https://www.malaunchpad.com & enter code ACQUIRINGMINDSListen to Meeting of the Minds, our new sister podcast about independent sponsors and deal-by-deal private equity:YouTube, Spotify, AppleGet a complimentary IT audit of your target business:Email Nick Akers at [email protected], and tell him you’re a searcherLearn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:The Acquisition LabGet complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamConnect with Acquiring Minds:See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on TwitterEdited by Anton RohozovProduced by Pam Cameron