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How do you sell a business for £70m? By understanding the motivation of your buyer. When Neville Wright sold his Kiddicare business to Morrison’s, he knew he had what they wanted – online retail operation. The supermarket chain had been slow off the mark in building online retail, and saw Kiddicare as the answer. With several potential buyers, Morrison’s acquired Kiddicare for £70m and rewrote the history book for the size of the deal. Neville built his Kiddicare online retail business from a second-hand prams operating from a tiny office to become the world’s largest online retail brand in the children’s sector. At our last Dealmaker’s Retreat, Neville delivered a warts-and-all account of exactly how he did. On today’s YouTube video that we’ve just published, you can hear highlights from Neville’s keynote. If you are a business owner looking to grow your business, you need to watch this video. Discover how he did it here: https://lnkd.in/et2jNXTd #mergersandacquisitions #businessgrowth #businessbuying

If you're a novice retail investor (accredited or non-accredited) and you're wondering why you don't have access to quality deal flow, it's because issuers know that professional investors HAVE to put money to work so they are typically the targets for the good deals. Think of retail investors like hobbyist and professional investors like, well, professional investors. If you were spending money and soliciting investors, which one would you target? So, if you want to get rid of that "retail investor" label and get access to the quality deals, start making more bets, get involved in angel groups, join syndicates and show that you are comfortable putting money to work even if it's only small amounts but at high volume.

At 15, Jessen thought he had figured out the secret to making money by selling phone accessories at school. But when he returned the earnings to the shop owner and received only £10 in profit, he realised something crucial: value distribution. The owner had the stock, the risk, and the investment—Jessen was just handling the transaction. It was a wake-up call. As he later ventured into his own businesses, he applied this lesson: to earn bigger rewards, you need to deliver greater value. Understanding where the true value lies in a business is essential. It’s not just about working hard but strategically positioning yourself to offer the most value. That’s when the real rewards come. https://lnkd.in/eshZzA2g

Yesterday 2 kids from a Baptist school in Ogden (1 hour away from our office) walked into our office, looked around and saw a group of Boostly (YC S22) employees having lunch and said “Do any of you want to buy some of our AMAZING chocolates?” I was across the room and heard the excitement in his voice. Immediately, one of our team members pulled out his credit card. We bought more for the team, and I asked them more about what they were doing. These kids have sold more than than $2,000 worth of chocolates in short order by cold calling on businesses like this. A few lessons that they nailed: - Make your pitch sound exciting and passionate. You should to exude excitement! - Spend time with qualified leads. They came to a business park 1 hour away with businesses that could spend and where they knew they could hit multiple people at once. If one person buys, it’s likely others will follow suit. - Hustle and abandon fear.

What COULD happen for you for the rest of 2024? I see two different options: 🤨 You could keep on keepin’ on. If that’s working for you: go for it! But if it’s not. Here's your invitation to do something different.... 👩🏻💻 You could join us inside Retail Ready® and use the summertime, easy-breezy feeling to get on track (and fast track to more wholesales accounts, more sales, and more ease) 📱 You could get support during your 1:1 Clarity Calls with Charlie and map out your dream Wholesale Account outreach plan.  📈 You could join our Revenue Ramp Up and pay off your program investment faster than you can say “take my money!” ✍🏻 You could use our student group to collaborate on content and promotion ideas to get people out of the doomscrolling fog. 💡 Or you could even join this Wednesday's Industry Expert call to talk about trademarks, legal formations and everything you’d ever want to ask to a food industry lawyer but can’t afford to on your own (but you’d need to join today to be there). With all that support and all those resources, this CAN be the season that you drop the stubbornness, examine your business, and cut the crap. The choice is up to you, but don’t take too long making your decision. Retail Ready® is open for enrollment until 11:59PM PST, Tuesday, June 11th 2024. https://lnkd.in/gZPJVHYE

Starting a business is never easy, and building trust can be one of the biggest hurdles. When we launched American Wholesale Co., earning the trust of sellers was a challenge we faced head-on. My advice: Consistency and hard work are your best tools in the early days. Prove your value, and trust will follow. #StartupAdvice #BuildingTrust"

What if I told you that your business doesn't have to be complex, a chain of 100 stores or a billion dollar business to be great... 🙄 Operate your stores with impeccable consistency and simplicity, and you'll dominate your market and bless your community. Simple scales, fancy fails. 🥂🙏 You can do it, we can help! ❤️ #laundromatmillionaire #buildthatbuilding #BoostYourProfits

🎯 Need stock for Black Friday’s craze? Treyd’s here to help you blaze. No upfront cost, no cash in hand—grow your business as you planned! Get your goods, pay down the road, easing cash flow to lighten the load. For businesses gearing up to win, Treyd’s the tool to bring profits in! Stay stocked and stress-free through the season’s peak, with flexible financing that’s tough to beat. DM for more cool rhymes and to chat about how we can help with cash flow! #BlackFriday #Treyd #InventorySolutions #BusinessGrowth

Follow the journey with our sellers and community and #liveshopping. Check it out if you are part of the #socialcommerce ecosystem

2016: With a 300 million dollar business, MyPillow Founder Mike Lindell hitches his wagon and brand to Trump. 2020: Lindell begins parroting the stolen election lie. 2021: MyPillow is pulled from Bed Bath and Beyond, Costco, Walmart, Kholes. They lose 100 million in sales. Lindell launches a contest for 5 million to prove the election was stolen. 2022: Lindell and MyPillow are sued by Dominion Voting Systems for 1.3 billion. Additionally, both are also sued by Smartmatic with damages determined at trial. 2023: American Express cuts MyPillow's line of credit by 90%. 2024: Lindell did not pay the winner of the 2021 contest, is sued, loses and is ordered to pay 5 million. MyPillow is being evicted from their warehouse because they owe 200,000 in rent payments. Monday StickerMule CEO Anthony Constantino: "I have this great idea for an email. Hitching our wagon to Trump will be so good for our revenue and brand. What could go wrong?"