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This week we’ve picked out twelve highlights from the year – one for each month.

So in January, I talked with Richard Bundock, one of my dealmaking clients. Richard had started a successful business, but wasn’t able to grow it organically as quickly as wanted to, so he turned to acquisitions instead.

In February, I met Sam Turner, who gave up a lucrative and successful corporate career to become a dealmaker in the heating and ventilation sector.

In March, I caught up with Nick Manuel, who graduated from my programme with the right attitude, determination and most importantly the right strategy to make successful acquisitions.

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This week Jonathan talks with Adam Wills, who had tried a number of start ups, none of which really took off. After listening to the podcast, and then meeting Jonathan in person, he concluded that acquisitions represented a much better opportunity for him.

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This week we hear the second part of Jonathan’s discussion with Andy Doyle, who joined Jonathan’s first business acquisition mastermind program nearly five years ago, back in 2018. We heard him on the podcast in 2021, when he spoke at one of Jonathan’s live events.

This time, however, Jonathan invited him in to the studio for an in-depth discussion about the acquisitions he has made over five years, and his ambitious plans for the next few years. Andy Doyle talks about the the people and company culture challenges he faced when he merged two seemingly similar businesses.

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This week we hear from Andy Doyle, who joined Jonathan’s first business acquisition mastermind program nearly five years ago, back in 2018. We heard him on the podcast in 2021, when he spoke at one of Jonathan’s live events.

This time, however, Jonathan invited him in to the studio for an in-depth discussion about the acquisitions he has made over five years, and his ambitious plans for the next few years.

It’s a two-parter, this week and next, so grab a coffee and a pen, and I hope you enjoy it.

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For some reason, female deal makers seem to be in the minority, so it makes a refreshing change to be talking this week with Alison, who has just completed her first.

As you’ll hear, it took Alison longer than she expected to get going, and she very nearly invested her own capital into the deal. I started by asking Alison about her background, and about how the opportunity for that first acquisition eventually came about.

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Buying a business is something that many people dream of doing. You can buy your own business and be the boss of your own life, but how do you know how to find profitable businesses?

In this episode, I’m joined by Daniel Hill, who bought over a dozen lettings agents in the UK and combined them into one regional group he sold. He tells us how he did it and talks about mergers and acquisitions, the challenges business buyers face with existing employees after acquisition, and the opportunities available for people interested in buying a business.

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In this short, bonus episode Jonathan talks about his upcoming zoom fast-track program, mastermind program, inner circle, and also about the first ever Dealmakers Live weekend. The Business Acquisition FastTrack Programme https://www.thedealmakersacademy.com/fast/ Dealmakers Live https://www.thedealmakersacademy.com/live/

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Are you looking to buy a business and want some advice on how to do it, you’ve come to the right place. In this episode, I’m joined by James Gardner, who has been on the podcast before.

I want to catch up with him to find out what he’s been doing and whether he’s made further acquisitions. We discuss his plans for scaling up his acquisitions and the benefits of getting the right management structure in place.

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This week we meet up again with Rob Goddard, this time about his experience of buying a business, rather than brokering sales.

We discuss Rob’s first acquisition, buying a distressed business, discovering unprofitable customers and managing change and getting people on side.

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When making a business acquisition, you need an HR specialist who can guide you through the people aspects.

Kelly Bater, one of my Human Resource experts, joins me on the show to share with us what has changed in HR when it came to buying a business. She shares some of the challenges people saw in businesses during the pandemic, and also talks about the essential elements business buyers should know regarding people.