He started by buying a small flooring business in 2000. Today Paul Lajoie takes home $1m a year and works how he wants.

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Topics in Paul’s interview:

• Background in Big Six accounting
• Buying the first business he looked at
• Partnering with his brother
• Downsizing his lifestyle in the beginning
• Underestimating working capital needs
• Detailed partnership agreements
• You are not smarter than the seller
• Pivoting to remodeling after 2008 crash
• Acquisition vs startup success rates
• His BizBuyPro community

References and how to contact Paul:

• LinkedIn
• paul@bizbuypro.com
• Kiplinger Today Newsletter
• Confessions of a Millionaire
• Gobundance

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron