The Joys & Pain of Owning a $10m City Bus Business
Acquiring Minds
English - August 07, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 148 MB - ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Investing entrepreneurship entrepreneur online business smb acquire acquisition Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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George Goates bought a small shuttle business that he's grown 4x in 8 years, partly by running buses for municipalities.
Topics in George’s interview:
Buying a transport/bussing companyPivoting into operating city busesImportance of relationships in securing contractsImpact of CovidGovernment corruption in urban transitPromotion opportunities for his employees Nasty cost of doing business in bussing: frivolous lawsuitsPotential for inorganic growth through acquisitionsDifferent niches within transportRelevance of a finance background in his businessReferences and how to contact George:
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