Acquiring Minds

Stacking Small Acquisitions to $5m in Revenue


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Kyle Boyden & Jake Furfaro bought tiny cleaning companies, five times. While painful, it taught them ops & integration.

Topics in Kyle and Jake’s interview:

  • Leaving a “cushy sales job” to buy a business
  • Doing no due diligence on the first acquisition
  • Cons of property management
  • Trading property management for janitorial
  • Buying very small cleaning businesses
  • Losing faith in SBA loan underwriters
  • Educating sellers about valuation
  • Seller financing on all 7 deals
  • Support from previous owners
  • No more acquisitions for now

References and how to contact Kyle and Jake:

  • Kyle Boyden LinkedIn
  • Rainier Cleaning Solutions

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

  • The Acquisition Lab

Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business:

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

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

  • 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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