New Episode: In the Trenches- 7 Months Into Operating a £1M+ EBITDA SME

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by a searcher from University of South Africa
in United Kingdom

1yr ago

New Episode: In the Trenches- 7 Months Into Operating a £1M+ EBITDA SME

Most new owners rush in....New team. New strategy. New dashboards. New everything. Not Fouzan Ali.

He bought a 32-year-old building energy systems business doing over £1M EBITDA… and for the first 3 months, he just watched.

No changes. No bold moves. Just listened, asked questions, built trust. Then?

He slowly introduced change. Trackers. Systems. Apprenticeships. A bonus scheme tied to revenue (not profit). Outsourced the non-core. Doubled manufacturing capacity. Turned around a struggling division.

All in seven months.

This episode is a rare behind-the-scenes of what really happens after the acquisition dust settles.

Not theory. Not frameworks. Just one operator in the trenches. Enjoy!

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reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from Colgate University in Charlottesville, VA, USA

Great episode. Thanks!