Buy Businesses, Don't Build Them | $75M in Acquisitions
About this episode
This episode discusses the advantages of buying businesses over starting them, featuring Kasey Cotulla's journey in building a $75M company through acquisitions.
In this episode, we dive into one of the most overlooked strategies in entrepreneurship: buying businesses instead of starting them. Kasey Cotulla, owner of Delta Print Group, built a $65M+ company (on track for $75M+) not by launching startups—but by acquiring and scaling existing businesses across Northern California. Starting as a forklift driver in a Sacramento print shop, Kasey worked his way up, eventually buying into a struggling company during the Great Recession. From there, he executed a powerful M&A (mergers and acquisitions) strategy, acquiring more than a dozen companies and building one of the largest commercial print and mail operations in the region. In this conversation, we break down: • Why buying a business can be smarter than starting one • How to find and evaluate acquisition opportunities • Financing strategies (SBA loans, seller financing, partnerships) • How to integrate and scale acquired companies • Lessons from building a $75M business in a “mature” industry If you're an entrepreneur, investor, or operator looking to grow, this episode will change how you think about building a business. Learn more here: Website: www.deltaprintgroup.com/ Facebook…
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