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Acquiring Minds3 Perspectives: A Panel on Buying Small BusinessesRecording of a live panel hosted by EO Silicon Valley with Acquiring Minds host Will Smith moderating. Topics discussed:3 stories of buying businessesWhat the search, due diligence, transition was like for each of the 3 entrepreneursSilicon Valley-style entrepreneurship vs. entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA)The napkin math of a business acquisition with an SBA loanMoving from white collar to blue collar environmentsIs there a "type" who buys a business?Graduating from buying your 1st business to your 2nd, 3rd, and beyondHow buying a first business can quickly lead to more acquisition opportunitiesInorganic growth vs. organic growthWhat being an i...2023-11-301h 39
Acquiring MindsHow to Buy the Business Where You WorkCorey Veverka acquired the business where he had worked for years, mitigating his risk & removing the need for a search. Topics in Corey’s interview:Corey bought a business without doing a searchAccepting that buying a $5m business can be "normal"How Corey felt about buying a business for millions of dollarsEducating the owner about SBA loansConvincing his wife & partner to do the dealLearning to think like an owner (increasing his financial goals)How Corey's risk was mitigated by buying the business where he workedHow much they've grown the businessTakeaways for people who want to buy the...2023-09-281h 03
Rising Entrepreneurs PodcastEO San Francisco | Radically Listening and Restoring Rainforests: Innovative Ways To Solve Global Heating ProblemsKinari Webb is the Founder of Health In Harmony, an international nonprofit dedicated to reversing global heating, understanding that rainforests are essential for the survival of humanity. Kinari, an Ashoka and Rainer Arnhold Fellow, founded Health In Harmony as a response to the devastation she saw in the rainforests of Indonesia in 2007. Kinari is also the Co-founder of ASRI, a project that is focused on implementing Health In Harmony’s vision in Indonesia. Kinari graduated from Yale University’s School of Medicine with honors and completed her residency in family medicine at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, Cali...2022-05-1331 minRising Entrepreneurs PodcastEO San Francisco | Overcoming a Failed First Startup To Acquire a Successful BusinessCorey Veverka is the President of Total Validation Services, Inc (TVS, Inc.) and the San Francisco Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). He has over 21 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, commissioning, qualification, and validation in project management, budgeting, and planning for small and large capital projects. Corey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Villanova University and has served as the President and Chair of Chapter Presidents Council for the Americas (NASSAC) at the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) San Francisco Chapter. In this episode… Developing your lead...2022-03-0316 min
Scaling Up Business with Bill GallagherGetting Real with Corey Veverka — Total Validation ServicesBill interviews Corey Veverka to learn more about his entrepreneurial journey and how he started his company, Total Validation Services. Corey grew up without a lot of money, but through sports and his competitive edge, he worked himself into an elite-level competitive rower and used his mechanical engineering degree to create a patent on a rowing shell accessory. He worked in consulting as an engineer and 20 years later, he decided to dip his toes into entrepreneurial life. Corey’s biggest challenge so far with transitioning from an operations role into an ownership role is understanding th...2021-02-2835 min