Register for the webinar: Buyer of Choice Series Pt 1: Building Your Personal Buyer Brand (in a Sea of Searchers) - TODAY!- https://bit.ly/46ntJLG Doug Lepisto has partnered with 7 searchers to acquire businesses strictly in Western Michigan. Momentum is building. Topics in Doug’s interview: Having one foot in academia, one in business Place-based private equity model Delivering returns while elevating Western Michigan Competitive advantage through building local trust “Find the operator, find the deal” philosophy Investing in searchers with one-on-one education The tide is shifting to long-term hold strategy Western Michigan students intern at portfolio companies 5 elements of his private equity model Plenty of businesses, shortage of owner-operators References and how to contact Doug: LinkedIn Sleeping Giant Capital Center for Principled Leadership and Business Strategy Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program: Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses: Pioneer Capital Advisory Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business: Email Nick Akers at
[email protected] , and tell him you’re a searcher Connect with Acquiring Minds: See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn Follow Will on Twitter Edited by Anton Rohozov Produced by Pam Cameron
