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How to Buy a Seasonal Biz: Buy Another for Low Season

Andrew Harbin first bought an awning business, then bought a fencing franchise to keep his crew working through summer.

Topics in Andrew's interview:

Should you buy a seasonal business?

Buying a second business to offset seasonality of first business

Twitter thread that opened his eyes to building wealth by buying a business

Buying a business that is for sale by owner

Revenue + SDE of the awning business he acquired

Growth he's achieved in first years of ownership

How the awning business works (revenue sources, staffing, org chart)

Buying a $300-400k SDE business

Why hiring temps for seasonal…

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