Buying Three Founder-Led SMEs: Lessons from the Trenches | Simon Plummer Interview

About this episode

Simon Plummer shares insights from his experience acquiring and operating founder-led SMEs, focusing on key strategies for successful ownership.

Simon Plummer is the co-founder of Arbor Permanent Owners, a holding company built for long-term ownership. In this episode, Simon drawing on his experience acquiring and operating three founder-led SMEs, he shares a practical playbook for the first year of ownership: - how to settle a team, - build trust, - create momentum, - improve sales, - think about pricing, - and know when to invest for growth. We also discuss why investor alignment matters so much in small business, what makes found...

People in this episode

Host: PrivateEquityGuy

Guest: Simon Plummer

Topics covered

• SME acquisition
• founder-led businesses
• team building
• investor alignment
• sales improvement

Keywords

• SME
• acquisition
• entrepreneurship
• business growth
• investor alignment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arbor Permanent Owners

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