1 Year Later as Buyer of a $1m EBITDA Business

Chris Williams was a guest in 2021, just after his acquisition. He returns to share how it's going now, 14 months later. 

Topics from Chris's interview:

• System Six's growth in the first 14 months
• What Chris wishes he had done differently during transition
• Hiring challenges and how to hire from within
• How he has learned sales
• Why he likes to serve searcher-acquired businesses
• The first step in being a great workplace
• Traditional vs. self-funded search
• Why revenue growth does not always equal EBITDA growth
• Pricing challenges in the bookkeeping industry
• Does more investors mean more help & guidance?

References & how to reach Chris:

• His first episode on Acquiring Minds: ‍Stay Open to the Many Flavors of Search
• System Six
• LinkedIn, Twitter, chris@systemsix.com

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• The Acquisition Lab

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