Acquisition Collective
This Podcast is your go-to hub for buying, building, and scaling businesses—designed for entrepreneurs, professionals, and investors looking to escape the 9-to-5, gain financial freedom, and take control of their future through business acquisition.
Episodes
37 episodes
The SBA Rule Change No One Warned You About
The SBA Rule Change No One Warned You About is a must-watch for every entrepreneur, business buyer, or M&A professional navigating the world of SBA loans. In this episode, we break down a major SBA rule change that took effect overnight—no ...
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Episode 36
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1:16:34
The Branding Mistake That Costs Millions in Acquisitions
The Branding Mistake That Costs Millions in Acquisitions could be the blind spot holding your business back. In this video, we uncover the branding mistake that many entrepreneurs, business buyers, and M&A professionals make—often costing m...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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1:01:10
How to Make Money Buying Niche Businesses
Discover How to Make Money Buying Niche Businesses in this step-by-step guide designed for entrepreneurs, business buyers, and M&A professionals. Learn the secrets to identifying profitable niche business opportunities, performing effective...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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1:19:47
How Smart SMBs Are Using AI to Win
How How Smart SMBs Are Using AI to Win without lifting a finger? In this episode, we dive into the future of AI-powered operations and how smart AI agents are transforming the way businesses systematize knowledge.Our guest shares how he...
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Episode 34
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1:02:08
How Investors Spot Fake Revenue in 5 Minutes!
Most founders have no idea how messy their books really are—until a deal falls apart. In this episode, Kartheek Mulpuri reveals how to spot the red flags that kill acquisitions and shares the financial due diligence playbook that today’s smarte...
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Episode 33
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53:41
Great Deals Get Killed by Bad Structure, Not Bad Numbers
Learn how to raise capital, structure better deals, and avoid the hidden traps that kill most acquisitions.In this episode, Judd Goodrich from MainShares breaks down how capital actually gets raised behind the scenes—and why most deals fail...
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Episode 32
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1:10:58
How I Grew My Business to $20M with SMART Business Acquisition Strategies
Learn how to scale through acquisitions without inheriting chaos. In this episode, James Bates shares hard-won lessons from buying and growing multiple IT and cybersecurity businesses — including the mistakes, the wins, and the frameworks that ...
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Episode 31
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58:17
How I Turned $10,000 Into A $5,000,000 Landscaping Business
Learn how Chris turned $10,000 small business acquisition into a $5,000,000 landscaping business using the buy then build strategy. Join him and Jay Bourgana from the Acquisitions Collective to discover the secrets to scaling your business!...
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Episode 30
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55:07
How to Buy a Profitable Wedding Venue Business with Charlie Kao
Learn how to find and acquire very profitable wedding venue businesses. In this video, Charlie Kao shares his expert advice on how to buy a profitable wedding venue business. Learn about due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, and com...
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Episode 29
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1:00:54
How to Buy the RIGHT Business and Avoid Costly Mistakes
Learn how to buy the right business and avoid killer small business acquisition mistakes.We sit down with the Brian Stroh, president of Acquira to break down how they went from a digital deal directory to a full-on buy-side advisory powerho...
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Episode 28
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1:01:31
I Analyzed 300+ Businesses and Found This KEY to Successful Acquisitions
Discover what really works in business buying from someone who’s analyzed over 300 small business acquisitions. Whether you're an entrepreneur or operator looking to scale through acquisition, this is your roadmap to success. Learn the key patt...
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Episode 27
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59:58
How He Hit $12M with Just a Call Center with Guy Salani
Learn to leverage international talent to grow and scale your business. In this episode, Guy Salani shares the gritty, high-conversion systems he used to scale a roofing sales and marketing company to $12M in four years without ever touching a ...
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Episode 26
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1:05:24
Scaling to $5M Without U.S. Employees – Jon Matzner’s Blueprint
Learn to leverage international talent to grow and scale your business, In this episode, John Matzner shares how he scaled multiple companies using a global talent, automation, and systems thinking.From replacing entire departments with...
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Episode 25
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1:00:26
How to Deploy $2.5B in Private Equity Without Losing a Dime
How This Private Equity Veteran Is Quietly Buying Businesses With His Own MoneyAfter 20+ years leading private equity deals at one of Canada’s most respected firms, Mark walked away. He helped build ONCAP from scratch, scaled 30 platfor...
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Episode 24
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1:03:02
From ATM Cash Runner to 8-Figure Exit: My Unlikely Journey
Brandon is a seasoned entrepreneur and former CEO of a successful payment processing company, which he grew over 12+ years before a strategic exit. With deep expertise in vertical market sales, recurring revenue models, and operational efficien...
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Episode 23
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1:50:26
How to Buy a Business with $0 Down (Legally)
Is it really possible to buy a business with no money down?In this episode, we sit down with an elite SBA lender from Fund X who reveals how the game has changed. With over $150M in annual SBA volume and a personal track record of 100% ...
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Episode 22
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49:52
SBA Lender Reveal the Most Profitable Businesses to Buy
Thinking of buying an HVAC, plumbing, or electrical business? In this episode, we sit down with a top lender from Live Oak Bank, the #1 SBA lender in the U.S., to uncover the insider secrets of business acquisition financing.We break do...
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Episode 21
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1:00:14
We Bought a Business for $1.1M and Nearly Broke
What really happens after you acquire a business? Greg shares the untold truth about buying a short-term rental property management company in the Colorado mountains—how it nearly broke him, what saved him, and the operational chaos he didn’t s...
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Episode 20
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1:04:15
How One Missed Clause Cost This Buyer $98,000!
Joshua Richman is a seasoned insurance advisor and Partner at Symphony Risk, where he specializes in guiding acquisition entrepreneurs, searchers, and private equity firms through the complexities of insurance due diligence. With over 13 years ...
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Episode 19
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53:17
Would you buy a business you knew nothing about?...
Chandler Reed: From Real Estate Analyst to CEO—How I Bought and Turned Around a $7M Business I Found on TwitterChandler Reed is the founder of Get Green, a multifamily lighting and energy efficiency company. But just a few years ago, he...
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Episode 18
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58:31
I Bought a $3.5M Business and Regret It (Here’s Why)
He Bought a Roofing Company—And It Nearly Broke Him: Hard Lessons in Business AcquisitionIn this brutally honest interview, Camille shares his raw and unfiltered journey of acquiring a commercial roofing business—and the major challenge...
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Episode 17
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55:59
This Franchise Strategy Turned 50K Into 371K in a Year
Thinking about buying a franchise or scaling into multiple units? In this episode, we sit down with a seasoned multi-unit franchise operator who went from 6 locations to over 30+ and built a $40M+ franchise empire.He shares what franchi...
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Episode 16
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1:00:15
I Bought an Accounting Firm Without Being a CPA
In this behind-the-scenes conversation, we hear from RJ, a former software developer who transitioned into real estate, and then into the world of accounting firm acquisitions. After leaving his tech job in 2018 to pursue more freedom and purpo...
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Episode 15
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1:03:07
Why Boomers Aren’t Selling—And What Smart Buyers Are Doing Instead
Are we really facing a “silver tsunami” of baby boomer business sales—or is the market telling a different story? In this episode, seasoned M&A broker and entrepreneur Clint Fiore breaks down the real state of small business acquisitions. W...
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Episode 14
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52:27
How to Buy, Scale, and Exit IT Businesses Successfully
Learn how to buy, scale, and exit IT businesses with insider tips from Rick Murphy of Cogent Growth Partners. Discover valuation insights, deal structuring secrets, due diligence strategies, and proven integration methods to ensure acquisition ...
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Episode 13
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