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Small Deals, Big Growth: How Micro-Acquisitions Can Scale a Pest Control Company | EP 224

Acquisitions don’t have to mean massive deals, private equity, or losing your company’s identity. In this episode of the Bug Bux Podcast, Allan Draper sits down with Byron Barnes, second-generation pest control owner of Barnes Exterminating in Tennessee, to break down a smarter, more approachable way to grow: micro-acquisitions.

Byron shares how he took over his family business at just 22 years old after his father’s passing and modernized a decades-old operation rooted in paper files, account cards, and typewriters. From implementing new technology to building a recognizable regional brand…

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