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The Self-Funded Journey From Searcher To Seller

2024/6/24
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Jeff Duckworth: 他讲述了自己从大公司员工到成功企业家再到公司卖家的经历，分享了收购创业的经验，包括决定自主创业的原因、寻找待售公司的方法、对收购公司的选择标准、融资方式以及经营公司和出售公司的见解。他强调了地理位置限制对搜索过程的影响，以及兼职搜索的挑战和成功。他还分享了作为老板和雇员的不同体验，以及在经营过程中遇到的挑战和压力，例如库存管理和员工管理。最后，他表达了对未来继续收购创业或寻找其他工作机会的意愿。 Royce Yudkoff & Rick Rubeck: 他们对Jeff Duckworth的收购创业经历进行了点评和分析，强调了其兼职搜索的非典型性以及收购公司财务状况评估的重要性。他们还讨论了小企业管理局贷款的优势和个人担保的风险，以及B2B和B2C业务模式的差异。此外，他们还分析了Jeff Duckworth收购公司的财务数据，并强调了收购价格倍数的重要性，以及在收购过程中需要注意的租赁转让等问题。最后，他们鼓励Jeff Duckworth继续收购创业，并分享了关于公司规模化运营和房地产投资的见解。

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Jeff Duckworth shares his journey from working in a larger firm to becoming the CEO of his own profitable small business and eventually selling it.

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Geoff Duckworth’s story is that of a self-funded search that transformed him from being an employee at a larger firm, to CEO of an enduringly profitable small business, to seller of the company that he had run for years.  It was after reading Rick and Royce’s book, *HBR Guide To Buying A Small Business, that he *decided to pursue the path of entrepreneurship through acquisition. In this episode, Geoff shares reflections on his experiences as an acquisition entrepreneur, including why he decided to stop working for others and buy his own business; how he sourced companies that were for sale; the qualities he saw in the business he ultimately bought; how he financed the acquisition; and insights on his time spent at the company helm and beyond.  Geoff’s story is a classic example of a complete entrepreneurship through acquisition journey.