Business Buying Strategies From The Dealmaker's Academy

In this week’s episode of Business Buying Strategies, Jonathan speaks with Neil — a former accountant who lost his job in early 2020 and built a million-pound business in just five years. Neil shares how he went from doing the odd tax return to running a team of 12, managing 650 clients, and completing three acquisitions in just two years. You’ll hear how he turned redundancy into opportunity, overcame the chaos of COVID, and used acquisitions — not marketing — to scale rapidly and strategically.   What You’ll Learn in This Episode: How Neil built his business from scratch during lockdown Why acquiring 100 clients in a day beats signing 5 clients a month What he learned from buying a micro business — and what he did differently the next time The behind-the-scenes reality of two back-to-back acquisitions in 2024 How he transformed from overworked solo founder to true business owner with a team and systems The mindset shift that turned Neil into a dealmaker — and future investor   Key Quotes: “I h