Business Lunch Roland Frasier

In today’s episode, hosts Ryan Deiss and Roland Frasier discuss the best indicator of a business’s overall health. Although having different ideas, the common thread is observing trend-based results rather than dated numbers. They also talk about the importance of deeply understanding the growth capacity of a business before acquiring it and achieving the balance of having free distributable cash and future investment in R&D.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
03:16 A Question Entrepreneurs and Investors Are Not Asking
08:13 Roland’s Number One Business Health Metric And How To Find It
11:20 Ryan’s Number One Business Health Metric And How To Find It
15:45 Your Core Investment Strategy May Not Work
18:42 Where You Stand Now Can Change Tomorrow: The Unpredictability Of The Market
20:09 The Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
22:16 Growable Isn’t The Same As Scaleable
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In today's episode, the hosts discuss Elon Musk and the recent Twitter acquisition. They talk about how Musk is being incredibly transparent about the situation and how he is handling it. They also discuss how some people may not be able to sympathize with him because he is still employed and has a lot of money. However, they argue that if you are in a position of power, you have to make difficult decisions and sometimes people will get hurt.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
00:02:07 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Buys Twitter For $44 Billion
00:04:10 Twitter CEO Lays Off Employees In Bloated Business Decision
00:05:06 Is They Try To Figure Out How To Cut: The Dilemma Of Minimum Amounts
00:06:18 Job Cuts Aren't Show Business: Jeff Bezos Gets Real About Business Strategy
00:07:16 $4 Million A Day Is A Lot To Burn: Company Makes Tough Decision To Lay Off Employees
00:10:09 This Person's Difficult Decisions Led To People Getting Hurt
00:11:40 The Thing That I Liked About All Three Of Those Situations Is That There's Lots Of People That Are Going To
00:13:53 Making A Decision, And I Called It Kindness. Really, It Was Cowardice.
00:14:42 The Dilemma Of The CEO: To Serve Shareholders Or Do What's Right?

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How do you start acquiring businesses with no money out of pocket?
On today's episode, host Roland Frasier explains how you can position yourself as an investor and attract more lucrative deals. A vast majority of us want to become wealthy. Some people take the frugal path and choose to save more; others go all out and invest in high-return investments. However, Roland believes if you want to create wealth super fast, you need to buy assets that are worth more than what you have to pay - or better yet, with no money out of pocket.

Listen in to hear fool-proof strategies to help you acquire already successful businesses in a world full of motivated sellers. 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
Understanding deal life cyclesHow to acquire companies with no money out of pocketWorking in vs. working on your businessWhat is consulting for equity?The magic of the special purpose vehicle (SPV)How to monetize your consulting for equity dealsDifference between owner-operated and professionally managed businessesBenefits of buying companies from motivated sellers

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Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

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Should you start your own business or buy an existing one? 
On today's episode, host Roland Frasier explains why buying an already successful business might make more sense than building one from scratch. There are over 30 million small to medium-sized businesses in the US, about 25 million in Europe, and 3 million in Canada and Australia. The interesting thing about these stats is that, at any given time, about 4.3 million of these businesses are put up for sale, but only 720,000 will actually sell. And with more and more baby boomers retiring, opportunities to buy already successful businesses will keep popping up. 

Listen in to hear Roland explain why now is the best time to start acquiring already successful businesses and get in on deals worldwide with no money out of pocket.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
Buying versus starting your own business How to become an EPIC investor?Why you need to stop trading dollars for hoursUnderstanding the EPIC journeyWhat are leveraged buyouts?Roland's proven system for growthThe three crises creating unprecedented growthWhy the industry is flooded with motivated sellers

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Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

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Should you build your company around a corporate strategy? What about the risk of double taxation?
On today's episode, host Roland Frasier breaks down some important tax considerations when consulting for equity or buying and selling a business. Although there are a lot of strategies you can implement to reduce your overall tax burden, there's always the risk of double taxation. A lot of entrepreneurs find it unfair to pay taxes twice on the same income. Fortunately, there's something you can do about it. One way is to stop paying dividends and put the extra earnings into a Roth IRA.

Tune in to learn how taxes play into the buying and selling of businesses and how you can minimize those taxes while still maintaining some liquidity to fund future spending

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
Tax considerations when buying a companyHow to position and structure your company for an exitDouble taxation and how it worksHow to justify your input when consulting for equityComplex companies repulse willing buyersBenefits of creating a subsidiary under a corporationHow to start conversations that lead to equity deals

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Ask Roland and Ryan a question HERE.

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Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

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Want to start consulting for equity? Would it make sense to be a general consultant advising everyone about everything?
On today's episode, host Roland Frasier talks to Trevor Jenson, a deal junkie with a reputation for being able to raise money and close deals. Trevor shares how he was able to buy a company without money out of pocket and how consulting for equity allowed him to cross paths with Dwight Freeney and Michael Jordan. 
If you want to be successful when consulting for equity, you must pick a niche. After consulting for 200 companies in just under a year and a half, Trevor's consulting company still failed to take off. Why? Because they consulted for all types of businesses. You can't be an expert at everything. And soon enough, clients will see past your lack of depth in a particular area of expertise.   

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
How to buy companies with no money out of pocketWhy you should consider investing in the eSports spaceThe power of consulting for equityYou need different mentors at different levels of growthNiche: Required or unnecessary when consulting for equity?First step to raising money through a fundTesting the viability of your idea using data

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Jonathan's LinkedInAsk Roland and Ryan a question HERE.

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7 Steps to Scalable workbookGet a free proposal from Conversion FanaticsGet 3% cash back on your ad spend with AdCardGet my book, Zero Down, FREE

Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Business Lunch? Have some feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!
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Get Roland's Training on Acquiring Businesses!
Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

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