Succession Strategies for First-Time Business Buyers to Exit Profitably with Jennifer Fizer

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Jennifer Fizer shares her journey from early career struggles to becoming a successful business owner through acquisitions.

This GPT has already supported hundreds of multi-generational businesses through complex transitions, and I’ve translated that experience into a free Custom GPT available on our website. Explore it here: https://bit.ly/art-of-succession-our-GPT ------------------------------------------------ Want to be a guest on our podcast? Apply and share your expertise with our audience at https://www.podmatch.com/member/artofsuccession ------------------------------------------------ Welcome to The Art of Succession Podcast . Host Barrett Young, CPA , talks with Jennifer Fizer , CEO and Fractional CFO at MKB CFO and Bookkeeping and Host of The Financial Operator Podcast , about her journey from working early jobs after the 2008 recession to becoming a business owner through acquisitions. Jennifer shares how she bought and turned around a struggling coffee shop, later sold it, and eventually acquired the fractional CFO firm she once worked with as a contractor. She reflects on lessons from buying and selling businesses, learning new industries quickly, and helping companies manage their finances with confidence. Today, she helps service and trade businesses improve cash flow, understand…

People in this episode

Host: Barrett Young

Guest: Jennifer Fizer

Topics covered

• business acquisitions
• financial management
• entrepreneurship
• cash flow improvement
• business turnaround

Keywords

• business buyer
• exit strategies
• financial systems
• coffee shop turnaround
• CFO

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MKB CFO and Bookkeeping, The Financial Operator Podcast

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