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$60m Roll-Up That Started With an SBA Acquisition

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Onu Okebie and Brian Boland wanted to retain 100% ownership when they began, so they used an SBA loan. It has paid off.

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Topics in Brian and Onu’s interview:

  • Forming a partnership in business school
  • Searching for 2.5 years
  • Closing on their first business while still in school
  • Bootstrapping their first acquisition
  • Sacrifice and long commute the first year
  • Willingness to “be bad at something”
  • Complexity of niche/time-sensitive freight
  • Athletic grit carried them through acquisition challenges
  • Learning to pitch to investors
  • 5 acquisitions in less than 5 years

References and how to contact Brian and Onu:

Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR:

Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business:

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron

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399 episodes

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Manage episode 509853926 series 2931927
Content provided by Will Smith. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Will Smith or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Onu Okebie and Brian Boland wanted to retain 100% ownership when they began, so they used an SBA loan. It has paid off.

Register for the webinars:

Topics in Brian and Onu’s interview:

  • Forming a partnership in business school
  • Searching for 2.5 years
  • Closing on their first business while still in school
  • Bootstrapping their first acquisition
  • Sacrifice and long commute the first year
  • Willingness to “be bad at something”
  • Complexity of niche/time-sensitive freight
  • Athletic grit carried them through acquisition challenges
  • Learning to pitch to investors
  • 5 acquisitions in less than 5 years

References and how to contact Brian and Onu:

Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR:

Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business:

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron

  continue reading

399 episodes

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