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Feb 2024
1h 33m

First-Timer Turns $20k into $900k in 19 ...

Will Smith
About this episode

Only after taking a second look at a small wedding catering & venue business did Nick Patrick recognize an opportunity. 

Topics in Nick’s interview:

  • Buying a business that checked only one box
  • Getting past major key person risk
  • Nick's fear of lacking operational experience
  • Acquiring without an SBA loan or investors
  • Learning to lead and handle conflict
  • Operational intensity of a wedding catering business
  • Cash flow advantages due to up-front deposits
  • Improvements he made to the business
  • Realizing he won’t be able double business
  • Selling the business for a healthy profit

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