• White-Collar Sisters Buy a Blue-Collar Business

  • Sep 5 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
  • Podcast

White-Collar Sisters Buy a Blue-Collar Business

  • Summary

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    Without backgrounds in business, Julie & Janna Hottinger have grown the $2.1m trades business they bought last year 50%.

    Topics in Julie and Janna’s interview:

    • Being warned away from the asphalt industry
    • Sisters who bought a construction business
    • How the seller worked to ease the transition
    • Acquiring with no prior business experience
    • Slowly taking the all-paper business digital
    • Cash flow challenges as a subcontractor
    • Building trust with the existing team
    • Growing revenue by hiring more employees
    • How Covid affected commercial business spaces
    • Why industry trends aren’t always accurate

    References and how to contact Julie and Janna:

    • Janna’s LinkedIn
    • Janna Twitter
    • Julie’s LinkedIn
    • Julie Twitter
    • janna@signature-woodworking.com
    • julie@signature-woodworking.com
    • Signature Woodworking

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    • See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
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