

Business Buying Strategies from The Dealmaker's Academy
Jonathan Jay Business Buying Expert
The Business Buying Strategies Podcast comes from The Dealmaker's Academy, the world's leading training on buying and selling businesses - without risking your own money!
Each week we talk to leading experts, discuss business buying strategies, offer hints and tips and cover the essential skills you will need to buy and sell businesses effectively.
Each week we talk to leading experts, discuss business buying strategies, offer hints and tips and cover the essential skills you will need to buy and sell businesses effectively.
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Oct 7, 2021 • 26min
#151 Business Buying Strategies Podcast
Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 151 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast. This week we hear from another of my dealmaking students - Isaac Smith-Jones. Isaac is as an experienced online marketing consultant - specialising in generating leads via Facebook. He’d been considering acquiring a business for some time, and my mastermind programme provided just the incentive he needed to get started. Isaac started by talking about his background and explaining why he felt drawn to the idea of buying a business. Find more details of the next Fasttrack programme at: www.thedealmakersacademy.com/FAST Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Sep 30, 2021 • 22min
#150 Business Buying Strategies Podcast
Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 150 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast. This week I want you to meet Rob Schut, who after working in the aircraft parts and machinery business for a number of years decided to build for his future by acquiring businesses. Interestingly, despite Rob’s considerable business experience, he found the negotiation of the price and payment terms for his first acquisition the most challenging part of the process. We’ll hear what he did to overcome his negotiating reticence shortly - but I started by asking Rob what attracted him to acquiring a business in the first place. Find more details of the next Fasttrack programme at: www.thedealmakersacademy.com/FAST Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Sep 23, 2021 • 29min
#149 Business Buying Strategies Podcast
Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 149 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast. This week we meet another dealmaker - Teddy Velkov. Now Teddy came to the UK from his native Bulgaria when he was in his twenties - and he knew no one here, and spoke not a word of English at the time. We’re going to hear how Teddy acquired a series of window cleaning businesses in London - and is now one of the city’s largest. Find more details of the next Fasttrack programme at: www.thedealmakersacademy.com/FAST Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Sep 16, 2021 • 27min
#148 Business Buying Strategies Podcast
Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 148 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast. This week we have a really interesting case study - I’d like you to meet Akram Abdullah, who in the space of just eight months acquired a business, fixed it, and then sold it to the manager he had recruited to run it for him. Find more details of the next Fasttrack programme at: www.thedealmakersacademy.com/FAST Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Sep 9, 2021 • 27min
#147 Business Buying Strategies Podcast
Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 147 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast. This week we meet Joe Enright, who is on the point of making his first acquisition - a commercial cleaning business - whilst still holding down a full time job. Joe and I talked about his plans for the business, and how the opportunity had come about, but I started by asking Joe to remind me where we had originally met. Find more details of the next Fasttrack programme at: www.thedealmakersacademy.com/FAST Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Jul 30, 2021 • 17min
#146 Business Buying Strategies Podcast
Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 145 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast. This week, I talk with podcast producer Ed Peppitt about procrastination, and why right now is the best possible time to buy a business Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Jul 22, 2021 • 35min
#145 Business Buying Strategies Podcast
Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 145 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast. This week, I talk about the buy and build strategy with podcast producer Ed Peppitt. Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Jul 15, 2021 • 33min
#144 Business Buying Strategies Podcast
Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 144 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast. Now I’m conscious that our listeners cover a wide spectrum - ranging from experienced dealmakers at one end, and people who have yet to put their first business acquisition together at the other. This week, I want to focus on the less experienced group - the ones that are new to dealmaking, and who need support to get started. Last year I ran a webinar where I answered the three questions that every new dealmaker asks me: How do you go about valuing a business? How do you finance an acquisition? How do you find the experts that will help you get a deal over the line? Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Jul 8, 2021 • 26min
#143 Business Buying Strategies Podcast
Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 143 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast. This week, I want you to meet Brendan Cullen, who owns a business in the automotive sector, and has recently made his first acquisition, having bought one of his competitors. I started by asking Brendan whether he felt on Cloud 9 now that his first acquisition was behind him. Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Jul 1, 2021 • 25min
#142 Business Buying Strategies Podcast
Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 142 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast. This week, we meet Richard Bundock, another of my private clients. I asked Richard about what made him consider acquiring a business, rather than starting one and growing it organically. As you’ll hear from his answer, it quickly became apparent that he’d tried the ’start and grow’ strategy around twelve years ago, and had found it hard work. Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI