Margins in Mulch: Buying a $1m Erosion Control Business

Acquiring Minds

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As a banker Greg Bruns dealt with business owners, wanting what they had. When a friend bought a business, he saw a way.

Topics in Greg’s interview:

• Leaving his banking career to buy a business
• Big risks of doing an asset sale
• How ownership is different than expected
• Risks and benefits to buying small
• Why erosion control matters to infrastructure
• Being tied to the construction industry
• Managing cashflow in a project-based business
• How weather affects his bottom line
• Involving his employees in business decisions
• The good/bad of keeping the seller in the business

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• Allied Hydromulch

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