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A Profitable Rafting Tour Company - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 114
12 Aug 2022
Michael Girdley (@Girdley), Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA) and Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills), we talk about an exciting business located outside of Whistler, Canada and near Vancouver for our Summer Episode. It is a whitewater rafting business with a lot of unique things to dig into from COVID impact to the brokers’ presentation.-----Thanks to our sponsors!* Guardian Due Diligence is the diligence solution for first-time buyers and self-funded searchers.You should be able to acquire a business with the comfort that the numbers are solid and the seller is not fooling you. Your lenders and equity partners want and need the same.Guardian's Quality of Earnings reports give you this confidence.Guardian Due Diligence offers free reviews of LOIs and company valuations at www.OfferFromElliott.com Contact Elliot Holland at [email protected] you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.-----Show Notes:(00:00) - Introduction(00:28) - Our sponsor is Guardian Due Diligence(01:39) - Deal: A Profitable Rafting tour company(06:16) - What do we think about the financials? (09:04) - What to consider as a buyer?(13:42) - What should you consider for this particular seasonal business?(16:45) - Is it possible to gain economies of scale here? How?(19:06) - What is the business size and how does it affect the transactionality?(19:43) - Is there Covid assistance behind the scenes?(24:18) - What is something worth noting about this deal-----Links:https://app.dealbuilder.co/blind-profile/e0dcdd4a-9e6b-4c58-b7cf-6de20728d619-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#108 A fireworks store and a ski rental business for sale#106 A Pet Product and Saas business for Subscribe to weekly our Newsletter and get curated deals in your inboxAdvertise with us by clicking here Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations. For inquiries or suggestions, email us at [email protected]
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