13. Real Estate To Ice Cream Empire: How Shawn Allard Found His Break Out Success In Food & Beverage Salary to CEO

E13: Have you tried a bunch of different businesses and still haven’t found the one?
Are you yet to him a home run and find your first break out success?
You might want to consider starting, or buying, an ice-cream shop.
That’s what today’s guest Shawn Allard did.
He bounced around from real estate, to a rental car business, to dental consulting.
But he couldn’t get any traction.
So naturally he bought an ice cream shop.
3 locations later, a coffee shop on the way and business buying opportunities flying left right and centre at him, Shawn has found his lane and is expanding rapidly.
Topics discussed:
How to creatively put together off market dealsGrowth strategies for scaling food and beverage businessesHow to negotiate seller financing with potential business sellersThe three foundational buckets to run a food and beverage business successfullyThe three customer acquisition strategies to grow your food and beverage businessLeveraging the power of small business meet ups to find potential partners, investors and businesses to buyIf you want to get into the food and beverage small business game specifically, or you’re struggling to find the right business to launch your entrepreneurial career,
Shawn lays out the practical game plan with step by step guidance to get firing in this game. Enjoy!
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