Navigating SBA Loans and Ownership Decisions

Register for the webinar: 

• Employee Issues & Non-Competes When Buying a Business - Thu Sep 18th - https://bit.ly/4mbU9EI

Jerod Pierce bought an HVAC business with $500k of SDE. Five years later, private equity was desperate to buy him out.

Topics in Jerod’s interview:

• Challenging upbringing in foster care
• Adaptability as a survival skill
• Joining the investment club in college
• Getting his MBA from Harvard Business School
• Learning about ETA from Rick and Royce
• Searching only in Seattle by cold calling
• Buying HVAC before it was cool
• Value of being there every day
• Exiting for $90 million-ish
• His nightmare second acquisition

References and how to contact Jerod:

• LinkedIn
• Olympic Holdings Investments

Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

• Pioneer Capital Advisory

Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business:

• Email Nick Akers at nick@inzotechnologies.com, and tell him you’re a searcher

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

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron