Selective Acquisition and Navigating Through Opportunities

Welcome to a new episode of Business Lunch. In this episode, we explore strategic business acquisitions and dive deep into the process of identifying, analyzing, and seizing the right opportunities. In a world teeming with potential ventures, understanding how to sift through a variety of options to find those that align with your goals is crucial. This episode unveils the importance of setting clear acquisition criteria to avoid the overwhelming of possibilities and highlights the significance of focusing on sectors and business sizes that promise the best return on investment. Whether you're a seasoned investor or stepping into the arena of acquisitions for the first time, this guide lights the path to making informed decisions that pave the way for success. Highlights: “Steve Jobs said, one of the worst things that you can do is to drown in opportunity. Opportunity is good, but if there's too much opportunity, it creates paralysis, overwhelm, and you end up not doing anything."

"The very first step to finding deals is to know what you're looking for. If you don't have acquisition criteria, then you'll look at everything and you might find yourself with a wide array of businesses that don't go together."

"The business value in both of these charts that I've shown you is significantly higher when the business gets bigger. That's the big takeaway there."

Timestamps: 00:00 - Overwhelmed by Opportunities 02:29 - Establishing Acquisition Criteria 04:50 - Analyzing the Best Industries for ROI 07:35 - Avoiding Heavily Regulated Industries 10:15 - The Drawbacks of Manufacturing and Wholesale 13:00 - EBITDA and SDE Explained 15:40 - Impact of Company Size on Multiples 18:25 - Professional vs. Owner-Operated Businesses 21:10 - Seller Discretionary Earnings (SDE) Insights 23:55 - The Value of Business Growth

CONNECT  • Ask Roland a question HERE. RESOURCES: • 7 Steps to Scalable workbook  • Get my book, Zero Down, FREE To learn more about Roland Frasier