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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• The ABCs of Franchise M&A: Deal Sourcing, Diligence, and Integration - TODAY! -  https://bit.ly/481yThO
• How PACT Simplifies Investor Deals Using SBA - Tue Oct 7th - https://bit.ly/48FjAvq

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:

• Brian LinkedIn
• Onu LinkedIn
• HTL Freight
• Webinar: Use an SBA Loan to Start a Roll-Up

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• From this page or contact mark@aspenhr.com

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• Book a call with Tim or hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring Minds

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron