Jonathan Jay has been an entrepreneur since dropping out of university at age 19. Now 50 years old, he has built businesses in publishing, digital marketing, adult education and coaching, and preschool education and sold each of them. During the pandemic, he made 48 business acquisitions to create the 4th largest group in his sector in under three years. One notable deal was buying a £5m annual revenue digital marketing company from its Private Equity owner for just £1 and selling it for £1.3m just eleven months later.
He is an advocate of a healthy work-life balance, suffering mental and physical
burnout, and believes you can achieve success without business taking over your life! He now helps other people buy businesses and helps them avoid the expensive mistakes - as he says he has made them all!
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Buying a business doesn’t necessarily require any of your own money.
Jonathan Jay will teach you the smart ways of buying a business…starting with how to buy three types of companies:
The first is a company that’s profitable.
The second type of business that you might acquire is one which is stressed.
The third type of business is one which is distressed.
Tune in and listen to Jonathan’s answers to questions such as:
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