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$20m Net Worth After 25 Years Buying Businesses

$20m Net Worth After 25 Years Buying Businesses

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He started by buying a small flooring business in 2000. Today Paul Lajoie takes home $1m a year and works how he wants.

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Topics in Paul’s interview:

  • Background in Big Six accounting
  • Buying the first business he looked at
  • Partnering with his brother
  • Downsizing his lifestyle in the beginning
  • Underestimating working capital needs
  • Detailed partnership agreements
  • You are not smarter than the seller
  • Pivoting to remodeling after 2008 crash
  • Acquisition vs startup success rates
  • His BizBuyPro community

References and how to contact Paul:

  • LinkedIn
  • paul@bizbuypro.com
  • Kiplinger Today Newsletter
  • Confessions of a Millionaire
  • Gobundance

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

  • The Acquisition Lab

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  • Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR:

  • From this page or contact jenny@aspenhr.com

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  • See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
  • Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
  • Follow Will on Twitter

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron

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