Description

Collapsing sales, unhelpful sellers, and a GM who quit. But 1 year later, Chris Jones is contemplating acquisition #2. 

Topics in Chris’s interview:

• Buying a foundation repair business
• Finding discrepancies in QuickBooks 
• His chaotic transition to CEO
• The GM leaving to start a competing company
• A dispute over money the seller owed
• Burning through cash the first winter
• Restructuring roles in the business
• Improvements in sales numbers
• Possibly acquiring a second business
• Optimism about the future of the company

References and how to contact Chris:

• LinkedIn
• chistopherjones7@gmail.com
• Falcone Crawl Space & Structural Repair

Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:

• Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

• The Acquisition Lab

Connect with Acquiring Minds: 

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