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4-Star Cracker Barrel Waitress to Buying a CPA Practice with Della Kirkman
Sep 13, 2023
Della Kirkman, former 4-star Cracker Barrel waitress, shares her incredible journey from waitressing to buying a CPA practice. Topics include creative deal structures, buying out her partner, and how her hard work impacted her daughters.
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- Dela Kirkman's journey from waitressing to buying a CPA practice highlights the importance of hard work and perseverance in achieving success.
- Dela Kirkman's creative deal structures, such as using non-traditional payment methods, demonstrate the power of thinking outside the box in acquiring businesses.
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Dela's Journey as a Waitress Turned Business Owner
Dela Kirkman shares her inspiring story of starting as a waitress and eventually becoming a successful business owner. She recounts her humble beginnings and how she worked her way up from being a four-star waitress at Cracker Barrel to buying and later selling a CPA practice. Dela emphasizes the importance of being the best at whatever job one does and highlights the value of hard work and perseverance in achieving success. She also discusses some of the creative deal structures she employed, such as seller financing and rev share, to make her acquisitions and exits possible. Dela's mission is to empower and support other women in becoming acquisition entrepreneurs.
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