About this episode
Joe Wechsler shares his journey from being an SBA searcher to running a private equity fund with significant buying power.
The first business Joe Wechsler bought had $280k of SDE. Seven years later, he runs a fund with $50m of buying power. Register for the webinar: Franchising for the ETA Buyer: Resales, Roll-Ups, and Real Deals - Thu, June 4 - https://bit.ly/4vnGP5u Topics in Joe’s interview: Background in management consulting Inspired by Rich Dad Poor Dad to own assets Joining an early cohort of the Acquisition Lab Searching is more fun with a partner First deal died 10 days before closing Discovering employees had never been paid overtime Total office staff turnover in first 4 months Acquiring 4 diverse businesses Launching a $25M equity fund with 5 partners It’s all about the people References and how to contact Joe: LinkedIn Blueline Ventures Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Richard T. Kiyosaki Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value): Book a call with Tim or hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring Minds Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR: From this page or contact jenny@aspenhr.com Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses: Pioneer Capital Advisory…
People in this episode
Host: Will Smith
Guest: Joe Wechsler
Topics covered
- SBA searcher
- private equity fund
- entrepreneurship
- business acquisition
- management consulting
- employee management
Keywords
- SDE
- equity fund
- business acquisition
- franchising
- employee turnover
- Acquisition Lab
- Rich Dad Poor Dad
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Acquisition Lab, System Six, Aspen HR, Pioneer Capital Advisory
Books & works: Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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