Corey Mullins had worked in the trade over a decade when he bought a tiny, failing HVAC business for its phone number.Register for the webinars:<ul><li><a href="https://bit.ly/4m4gsy5">What Actually Makes a Good Deal? Patterns from 1,000+ Transactions</a>- TODAY!! - https://bit.ly/4m4gsy5</li><li><a href="https://bit.ly/4uW6rXG">Offshore Talent vs. AI for Business Buyers</a> - Tue, Mar 31 - https://bit.ly/4uW6rXG</li></ul>Topics in Corey’s interview:<ul><li>His 20-year career in HVAC</li><li>Failed buyout of the family business</li><li>Simultaneous launch and acquisition</li><li>Buying a truck and a phone number</li><li>Build-to-sell philosophy</li><li>Growth through online marketing</li><li>Waiting too long to hire managers</li><li>Taking vacations no matter what</li><li>Evolution of the “Trade Dad”</li><li>Exiting to private equity in under 4 years</li></ul>References and how to contact Corey:<ul><li><a href="mailto:completeairquality@gmail.com">completeairquality@gmail.com</a></li><li><a href="https://coolbydesignfl.com/">Cool By Design</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-lange-businessbroker/">Patrick Lange</a></li><li>Patrick Norris on Acquiring Minds: <a href="https://acquiringminds.co/articles/patrick-norris-mr-trashman">Buy &amp; Build a Trash Business to a $4.4m Exit</a></li></ul>Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:<ul><li><a href="https://bit.ly/43gVGBX">Pioneer Capital Advisory</a></li></ul>Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business:<ul><li>Email Nick Akers at <a href="mailto:nick@inzotechnologies.com">nick@inzotechnologies.com</a>, and tell him you’re a searcher</li></ul>Get a free review of your books &amp; financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):<ul><li><a href="https://landing.systemsix.com/acquire">Book a call with Tim</a> or <a href="mailto:hello@systemsix.com">hello@systemsix.com</a> and mention Acquiring Minds</li></ul>Connect with Acquiring Minds:<ul><li>See past + future interviews on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AcquiringMinds">YouTube channel</a></li><li>Connect with host <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/willsmithsf/">Will Smith on LinkedIn</a></li><li>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/whentheresawill">Will on Twitter</a></li></ul>Edited by Anton Rohozov Produced by Pam Cameron

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 &lt;p&gt;Corey Mullins had worked in the trade over a decade when he bought a tiny, failing HVAC business for its phone number.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Register for the webinars:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/4m4gsy5"&gt;What Actually Makes a Good Deal? Patterns from 1,000+ Transactions&lt;/a&gt;- TODAY!! - https://bit.ly/4m4gsy5&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/4uW6rXG"&gt;Offshore Talent vs. AI for Business Buyers&lt;/a&gt; - Tue, Mar 31 - https://bit.ly/4uW6rXG&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics in Corey’s interview:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;His 20-year career in HVAC&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Failed buyout of the family business&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Simultaneous launch and acquisition&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Buying a truck and a phone number&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Build-to-sell philosophy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Growth through online marketing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Waiting too long to hire managers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Taking vacations no matter what&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Evolution of the “Trade Dad”&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exiting to private equity in under 4 years&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;References and how to contact Corey:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:completeairquality@gmail.com"&gt;completeairquality@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://coolbydesignfl.com/"&gt;Cool By Design&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-lange-businessbroker/"&gt;Patrick Lange&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Patrick Norris on Acquiring Minds: &lt;a href="https://acquiringminds.co/articles/patrick-norris-mr-trashman"&gt;Buy &amp;amp; Build a Trash Business to a $4.4m Exit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/43gVGBX"&gt;Pioneer Capital Advisory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Email Nick Akers at &lt;a href="mailto:nick@inzotechnologies.com"&gt;nick@inzotechnologies.com&lt;/a&gt;, and tell him you’re a searcher&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get a free review of your books &amp;amp; financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://landing.systemsix.com/acquire"&gt;Book a call with Tim&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:hello@systemsix.com"&gt;hello@systemsix.com&lt;/a&gt; and mention Acquiring Minds&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Connect with Acquiring Minds:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;See past + future interviews on the &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AcquiringMinds"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Connect with host &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/willsmithsf/"&gt;Will Smith on LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/whentheresawill"&gt;Will on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Edited by Anton Rohozov&lt;br&gt;Produced by Pam Cameron&lt;/p&gt;
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Turning $25k into a $3.2m Exit in Under 4 Years

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