Business Buying Strategies from The Dealmaker's Academy

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 130 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.    This week we meet Tom Hine, a serial dealmaker from the USA, and author of the bestselling book ’The Zen of Business Acquisitions’. During our conversation he had so much good advice that quite frankly I could have easily filled a second podcast episode as well. I started by asking Tom about his background, and his intriguing approach to mergers and acquisitions. Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 129 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.    This week we discuss the issue of raising finance. UK listeners will be aware that there are currently a number of government backed lending schemes, including CBills and bounce back loans, courtesy of the pandemic. How are these affecting the access to finance, and the ability to borrow? And what effect has the pandemic had on other types of lending, like asset finance, invoice factoring and Management buy ins and buy outs? Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 128 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.    This week, I want you to meet Jonathan Goulstine, who is one of my Mastermind students.    When I last met up with Jonathan, he had just acquired the digital assets of a software company out of an administration. I wanted to find out how that acquisition had panned out, but as you’ll hear, I discovered that this acquisition was just the beginning, and he is currently at heads of terms on another acquisition.  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 127 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.    This week we are focusing on selling a business, rather than buying or acquiring one. I want you to meet Alan Finlay, who sold a majority stake in his recruitment and consulting business just a couple of weeks ago.    I asked Alan about the sales process, the steps he took, the challenges he faced, and how he would do it differently next time.  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 126 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.    Virtual Conference - Thursday 18 March 2021 - Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuitqjsvG9Wg91-EWlcfOH15Hl_lEht1   This week I meet up for a second time with Rob Ward from Canada, who after hearing the podcast and joining my program decided to establish a chain of coffee shops via acquisition.  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 125 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.    This week we meet Chris Stone, a hearing healthcare specialist based in Glasgow. Chris is one of my clients, and having already bought one competitor, he is now on the hunt for further acquisitions.  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 124 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.    This week I meet up online with two more of my MasterMind students, and spend a couple of hours catching up with the progress that we’ve each made since the last meeting.   So first we hear from Tony Egan, who is keen to acquire a number of veterinary practices. He seemed to be getting close to making his first acquisition, but the owner then took a step back - so I asked Tony what he thought had happened   Then we hear from Nick Passmore, who has found his first acquisition through a chance conversation with a family friend. And it looks as though he might have struck gold..  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 123 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.    This week and next, we’re going to do something that I don’t believe we’ve done before on the podcast. Each month, I meet up online with my MasterMind students, and we spend a couple of hours catching up with the progress that we’ve each made since the last meeting. Over the next two episodes, we’re going to hear from four of those students.    So this week we hear from Robert Ward, from Canada. He originally intended to acquire British food shops in Canada, but having listened to the podcast episode with John Richardson recently, in episode 114, he decided to focus on coffee shops instead.   We also hear from John Corney, who has experience of buying and selling businesses already, and is currently on the acquisition trail for health practitioners. Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 122 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week I want you to meet Nigel Wilkinson, who set up a digital marketing agency twenty years ago in 2000. Now Nigel acquired one of his competitors in September 2019, and then joined my five day dealmakers academy training programme last year. He has made a couple more acquisitions since, although as you’ll hear it hasn’t all been plain sailing. Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 121 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week, we look back at the highlights of episodes 110 to 120.  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI