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Entrepreneurship Wealth

005: Buying Businesses Part 2 (Metrics From 3 Real Acquisitions)

Acquiring an additional business can help your company grow and diversify. However, despite the opportunities that acquisitions can create, there are a lot of risks involved as well. In order for an acquisition to be advantageous for your business, you will need the proper knowledge and discipline.

In this episode, Carl and Peter share their insights and the lessons they have learned when it comes to business acquisitions and how to find a win-win situation in every deal. 

By keeping your eyes and ears open, you’ll realize that there are a lot of opportunities out there to strengthen and grow your business.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • 3 unique deals for growing your business through acquisitions (02:47)
  • EBITDA: Earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (4:13)
  • Solving a problem (5:42)
  • Liquidator’s duty (14:26)
  • The value of talking to liquidators (18:09)
  • Understanding the  human element from both sides of the acquisition (23:08)
  • The importance of delayed gratification (24:16)
  • Look for the win-win deals (24:34)
  • The importance of patience when making a deal (26:28)
  • The value of undervalued businesses and vendor relationships (28:46)
  • Knowing your numbers in the business to be able to ask good questions (31:40)
  • Aha moments (34:57)
  • Top 3 lessons when growing your business through acquisitions (38:07)
  • Bigger deals are not necessarily better (42:20)

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Wealth

001: The Road to Wealth and Income Freedom

Becoming wealthy can mean different things to each of us. What qualifies as being wealthy and financially free for one person, may not necessarily be valued as wealth to another. 

What do you define as wealth? 

Is it the time you can spend with your family?  Or is it a pre-determined amount of income and cash you need to have in the bank or total value of your asset pool? Is it not having to worry about your next paycheck and putting food on the table? 

For some, it’s as simple as just waking up in the morning or having health care paid for by their corporate job. While others show their prestige by the objects they own.

Join Carl and Peter as they share their personal definitions of wealth and financial freedom. They dig deep as to why we chase wealth and what true wealth really is.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • Carl’s wealth journey (2:51)
  • Peter’s wealth journey (5:25)
  • The 3 types of income (10:15)
  • Why do we chase wealth? (19:45) 
  • Being rich versus looking rich (22:41)
  • The rules of spending (27:27)
  • What defines wealth (29:48)
  • Financial freedom or wealth? (33:40)
  • Definition of financial freedom (33:50)
  • What is real wealth? (35:40)
  • What happens if your wealth was taken away? (39:50)
  • What is your contribution? (47:50)
  • Choose the right goals (52:07)

DISCOVER MORE

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (19:19)
The Six Human Needs by Tony Robbins (21:04)
How To Be Rich by J. Paul Getty (47:21)

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