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Acquiring Minds

How to Identify & Buy a Great Residential Contractor

80 min • 21 mars 2024

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Alan Lochridge left a career in consulting to buy a 20-year-old $5.5m hardscaping contractor with strong fundamentals.

Topics in Alan’s interview:

  • Years of searching before acquiring
  • Understanding the ROBS financing strategy
  • Reiterating company values weekly
  • His day-to-day role as owner
  • Restructuring to do more with fewer people
  • Embracing digital marketing and CRM tools
  • Why he’s so comfortable with project-based revenue
  • Advantage of a negative cash conversion cycle
  • Pros and cons of using subcontractors
  • Getting his general contractor’s license

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