1 hr 45 min

Fire, Covid, Exit: 5 Years in a $12m Events Business Acquiring Minds

    • Entrepreneurship

Register here for the webinar, How to Raise Equity to Buy a Business
https://bit.ly/3uwHx6yWill Wright bought a big event rental business in December 2018. When Covid hit, he turned crisis into opportunity.
Topics in Will’s interview:
Benefits of a traditional search fundFeeling like a “wartime president”His brutal first year as ownerValue of a strong company cultureScrambling to fulfill contracts after a large warehouse fireLayoff and salary cuts during CovidBuilding and strengthening the business during CovidCreating an incentive strategy for employeesTexas as an attractive place for businessHow sailing prepared him for leading peopleReferences and how to contact Will Wright:
Everybody Matters by Bob Chapman and Raj SisodiaLinkedInPeerless Events and TentsGet complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:
Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamConnect with Acquiring Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on Twitter

Register here for the webinar, How to Raise Equity to Buy a Business
https://bit.ly/3uwHx6yWill Wright bought a big event rental business in December 2018. When Covid hit, he turned crisis into opportunity.
Topics in Will’s interview:
Benefits of a traditional search fundFeeling like a “wartime president”His brutal first year as ownerValue of a strong company cultureScrambling to fulfill contracts after a large warehouse fireLayoff and salary cuts during CovidBuilding and strengthening the business during CovidCreating an incentive strategy for employeesTexas as an attractive place for businessHow sailing prepared him for leading peopleReferences and how to contact Will Wright:
Everybody Matters by Bob Chapman and Raj SisodiaLinkedInPeerless Events and TentsGet complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:
Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamConnect with Acquiring Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on Twitter

1 hr 45 min