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Dec 2024
1h 23m

From Frustrated Searcher to $3.5m Owner ...

Will Smith
About this episode

Dismissed by brokers, Simon Plummer bought & grew a manufacturer 75% in 3 years. Today he's building a long-term holdco.

Topics in Simon’s interview:

  • Creating the “BizBuySell” of Australia
  • Buying a manufacturing business
  • Difficulty of acquisition in Australia
  • Running the machines himself for 18 months
  • Learning from his cashflow mistakes
  • Launching their brand in the UK, US, and Canada
  • How a bricklaying YouTuber skyrocketed sales
  • Finding and hiring a CEO
  • Anxiety of owning a small business
  • Building a long-term holding company

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