490: Buying Business with No Money Out of Pocket with Carl Allen

Buying Business with No Money Out of PocketCarl Allen, Dealmaker Wealth Society– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 490 Carl AllenCarl Allen is a world-class entrepreneur, investor and corporate dealmaker who has worked on more than 330 transactions worth close to $48 billion. In his nearly 30-year career, Carl has analyzed thousands of businesses big and small in 17 different countries across nearly every business sector, including technology, pharmaceuticals, transport and logistics, engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, consumer goods and services, business services, retail, professional services, finance, packaging and corporate clothing.Carl first earned his reputation during his 16 years on Wall Street working for Bank of America, Hewlett-Packard, Forrester and Gartner. There he advised some of the world’s largest corporations on investments, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, and restructuring and helped hundreds of business owners raise both equity and debt financing. Until he almost missed the birth of his second son. That’s when Carl quit the rat race and began brokering (and eventually buying) businesses for himself.Today he is considered one of the world’s premier experts on buying and financing small business acquisitions. Carl founded Dealmaker Wealth Society (formerly Ninja Acquisitions) because he believes starting a business from scratch is certifiably, BATSH*T CRAZY! He wanted to use his highly specialized skill set to help others realize their dream of self-employment didn’t have to be a long, hard, up-all-night slog with a 96% failure rate in 10-years. Today he’s helping thousands of entrepreneurs all over the world buy existing, profitable small businesses that will immediately put money in their pockets. And best of all — he teaches them how to do this without using a dime of their own capital!Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Carl Allen about buying businesses without using money out of pocket.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:●    How it can be more lucrative to buy an existing business than starting a new one.●    Why mindset and mental strength is important when buying a business.●    How the mechanics of a company do not inspire people to buy businesses.●    Why people can’t always trust a business broker to care about their best interest. ●    How entrepreneurs need to build their networks to be the most successful.Connect with Carl:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @DealmakerWealthInstagram @_dealmakerwealthsociety_Facebook facebook.com/dealmakerwealthsocietyLinkedIn linkedin.com/company/dealmakerwealthsocietyLinks Mentioned: trainwithcarl.com/shark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices