Navigating Business Acquisitions in Language Services

Jordan Evans left tech & bought a tiny, decades-old language services business. 6 years later, revenue is 17x larger.

Topics in Jordan’s interview:

• Acquiring his parents’ language services business
• Spending 2 years preparing the deal
• Overpaying for a 180k SDE business
• Doubling the businesses through organic growth
• Pros and cons of seller notes
• “We’re buying a bucket of people and problems”
• Bolting on language companies as a growth strategy
• How fast they integrate newly acquired businesses
• Opportunities for white-collar rollups
• Growing from 4 to 42 employees

References and how to contact Jordan:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Language Network
• Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!: 4 Keys to Unlock Your Business Potential by Greg Crabtree

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