Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. π A former employee buys the business, and turns $3.8 million into $100 billion Starbucks is by far the most famous coffee shop ever. But you probably don't know the unusual story of how it started and scaled to 40,000 locations. I'll admit that for a while, I thought Howard Schultz was the founder of the business. But he's not. The origins of Starbucks are a lot more complicated than the typical tale of a visionary founder starting...
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Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. π He Built an Empire 500 years ago. His Strategy is Still Being Used Today Imagine being richer than the king who rules over you. That was reality for Jakob Fugger. He was a German merchant-banker who established Europe's richest banking dynasty over 500 years ago and built mining, textile, and shipping businesses that spanned the globe. And he pioneered strategies billionaires use to this day. Born in 1459 in Augsburg, Jakob grew...
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Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. πHow to Franchise the Right Way If you're reading this newsletter, you either own a business (maybe several), or you want to own one. And you've probably considered franchising at some point. Franchising can be wonderful. It can also be a disaster. Connor Groce has seen both outcomes up close, and lived to tell about it. If youβd like his help identifying, evaluating, and funding the right franchise for you, schedule a free intro...
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Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. πHow to Franchise the Right Way If you're reading this newsletter, you either own a business (maybe several), or you want to own one. And you've probably considered franchising at some point. Franchising can be wonderful. It can also be a disaster. Connor Groce has seen both outcomes up close, and lived to tell about it. If youβd like his help identifying, evaluating, and funding the right franchise for you, schedule a free intro...
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Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. π How to roll up thousands of banks In 1903, one of Americaβs oldest banks quietly changed hands. The Massachusetts Bank was originally chartered in 1784 by a group of prominent Boston merchants, including Revolutionary War hero John Hancock. For the first 100 years or so of the Massachusetts Bank's existence, bank mergers were rare. On Feb. 7, 1784, Gov. John Hancock signed a state charter for the president and directors of The...
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Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. π Growing from 40 to 1,200+ radio stations in a few years In the late 1990s, Clear Channel Communications went from owning just a few radio stations to dominating the entire U.S. airwaves. It all started with a new law. The 1996 Telecommunications Act wiped out old ownership limits and opened the floodgates for massive consolidation. What started as smart regulatory timing turned into the decadeβs defining roll-up story. In the...
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Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. Here's what we have in store for you today: Your ultimate guide to franchising They bought dozens of businesses and returned 1,000x to their shareholders π How to Franchise the Right Way If you're reading this newsletter, you either own a business (maybe several), or you want to own one. And you've probably considered franchising at some point. Franchising can be wonderful. It can also be a disaster. Connor Groce has seen both...
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Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. Here's what we have in store for you today: Want to buy a franchise? Here's how to do it the right way They amassed billions using other people's money - then lost it all π How to Franchise the Right Way If you're reading this newsletter, you either own a business (maybe several), or you want to own one. And you've probably considered franchising at some point. Franchising can be wonderful. It can also be a disaster. Connor Groce has...
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Welcome to The Business Buying Academy with Sieva Kozinsky. Here's what we have in store for you today: Want to get your business in front of my audience? 90 years to build an empire; but it was taken apart in 2 πMarket your business to Sieva's Business Business Academy audience We began testing with our first advertisers last year, and it turns out this community is incredibly engaged. With 70,000 operators, investors, and "acquisition curious" reading this letter each week, we drove...
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