This week Jonathan talks with Akram Abdullah, who started a successful insurance brokerage with his brother, fell out of love with it, and sold it. Then, in the space of just eight months he acquired a commercial cleaning business, fixed it, and then sold it to the manager he had recruited to run it for him.

[01:05] Akram talks about his career to date

[01:48] Deciding to sell his insurance broker business

[03:30] Deciding to acquire a business rather than start a new one

[04:20] What sort of business was Akram looking for?

[06:00] The first meeting with the seller

[07:20] How the negotiations for the deal went through

[12:30] The fixes that were needed

[15:40] Selling the business on

[20:20] Tips and advice for would-be business buyers

• And then all of a sudden I've got a business and this recurring revenue that I had been so interested in, I could now see it coming through. 
• The most important thing is the seller's motivation. That is crucial. 
• So for me, I don't believe I will ever start a business from scratch again. I would only look to acquire. 
• You need to do it. It's as simple as that. You need to take that first step. 

Resources

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