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Jan Roll bought a $6m residential contractor, a harrowing experience he calls one giant ambiguous ball of figure-it-out.

Topics in Jan's interview:

• Contracting means learning 25-30 trades
• Margin of safety in a residential construction business
• Value of paying vendors immediately
• Engendering trust in a low-trust industry
• Revenues dropping 25% in first year of ownership
• Using ROBS to buy the business
• Pitfalls in contractor licensing
• The harm in not having an employee agreement with a business partner
• How to diligence a business partner (or can you?)
• How SEO & digital marketing supercharged leads

References and how to contact Jan:

• LinkedIn
• Victoria Renovations

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• Email Nick Akers at nick@inzotechnologies.com, and tell him you’re a searcher

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• From this page or contact mark@aspenhr.com

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• Pioneer Capital Advisory

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• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron