Reflections on 2 Years in the Knife Fight

Acquiring Minds

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Brett Kennedy has doubled & strengthened the sub-$1 million moving business he bought — but it hasn't been without pain.

Topics in Brett’s interview:

• Being raised in an entrepreneurial family
• Buying Furniture Taxi, a moving company
• Driving the truck himself when employees don’t show
• Surprises the seller failed to mention
• Good and bad of buying small
• Daily stressors of running a small business
• Hiring a GM
• Doubling the business despite a shrinking market
• Your employees are your customers
• The next company he wants to buy

References and how to contact Brett:

• LinkedIn
• Adrian Pinto’s episode
• Atlanta’s Furniture Taxi

Work with an SBA broker who focuses exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

• Matthias Smith of Pioneer Capital Advisory

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

• The Acquisition Lab

Smithlist is a job board for leadership roles at small businesses. If you're not ready to buy a business but want to lead one:

• Smithlist - Operate & Lead a Business

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• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
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