First-Time Buyer Recipe for Success: Action & Small Steps

Connor Pera shares how taking incremental steps led to buying his first business much sooner than expected. 

Topics in Connor’s interview:

• Trade-offs of a part-time search
• Importance of taking action
• Competition in the web-to-print industry
• Pros and cons of an SBA loan
• The appeal of managing people
• His mistake of not accounting for working capital adjustments
• Feeling anxious before closing
• Transitioning to ownership and fatherhood at the same time
• The importance of knowing oneself
• The value of his business school education

References and how to contact Connor:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• connor@theprintauthority.com
• The Print Authority
• Connor’s Twitter thread about his acquisition

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