Weird & Wonderful War Stories with Clint Fiore - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 102

Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills) is joined by Clint Fiore (@ClintFiore), to talk about 2 War Stories where we get the broker's perspective. We have an aging owner, health issues, family dynamics, and Key operators involved. Then we have a second Deal where there’s some creative financing that must happen in order for the Deal to come through.-----Thanks to our sponsors!* CloudBookkeeping offers adaptable solutions to businesses that want to focus on growth with a “client service first” approach. They offer a full suite of accounting services, including sophisticated reporting, QuickBooks software solutions, and full-service payroll options.-----* 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.-----Show Notes:(0:00) - Introduction to Weird & wonderful War Stories with Clint Fiore(1:07) - Our sponsor is Cloudbookkeeping.com(3:39) - 1st story: The owner has a terminal illness & wants to sell(7:30) - Walk us through a normal valuation process: How many sellers agree with it?(8:00) - A seller’s perspective on minority owners: Avoid these mistakes.(11:35) - There’s a systemic risk: General Manager needs to be involved in the Deal(14:01) - Is it possible to use Equity instead of cash? Did you need third-party appraisals?(19:25) - What is special about management buyouts?(22:35) - 2nd story: Winning through a creative earn-out (25:34) - How to identify your low-hanging fruit for businesses on sale(28:22) - What did you turn around to add that value?(33:30) - What makes a seller pull out after LOI(40:09) - How did you establish an earnout scheme?(46:02) - Begin with the end in mind is my biggest advice-----Links:* https://cloudbookkeeping.com/-----Past guests on Acquanon include Nick Huber, Brent Beshore, Aaron Rubin, Mike Botkin, Ari Ozick, Mitchell Baldridge, Xavier Helgelsen, Mike Loftus, Steve Divitkos, Dzmitry Miranovich, Morgan Tate and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#96 From W-2 to Business Owner - Patrick Dichter tells us how to cold reach seller and we discuss 2 Deals#92 Wait... what? You laid-off 90% of your staff?!? - Pete Erickson joined us for an exciting WarStories episode!#87 Yelp is not evil! Building a business using digital CAC - Featuring Johnny Robinson from Orange Window Cleaning#79 What do Investors want? - Dig into an investor’s mind with Bradford Hardin#75 SBA Loan Secrets with Heather Endresen, expertise from a Billion-Dollar LoanerSubscribe to  weekly our Newsletter and get curated deals in your inboxAdvertise with us by clicking hereDo 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]