From 16 Years in Corporate to a $1m SDE Acquisition

2025-08-07

Register for the webinar:The "Plant Your Flag" Strategy: Build an Empire with ETA + Franchising - TODAY - https://bit.ly/3UH3w45After years of corporate success, Jesus Wong yearned for something else. When he discovered ETA, he knew he'd found it.Topics in Jesus’s interview:Childhood in Mexico and CanadaFamily history of entrepreneurshipBuying a Canadian garment repair businessLow capex, high labor costsStructuring his deal without the SBAMitigating the risk of high customer concentrationValue of a high-quality d...

The "Plant Your Flag" Strategy: Build an Empire with ETA + Franchising - TODAY - https://bit.ly/3UH3w45

After years of corporate success, Jesus Wong yearned for something else. When he discovered ETA, he knew he'd found it.

Topics in Jesus’s interview:

Childhood in Mexico and Canada
Family history of entrepreneurship
Buying a Canadian garment repair business
Low capex, high labor costs
Structuring his deal without the SBA
Mitigating the risk of high customer concentration
Value of a high-quality deal team
Higher closing costs in Canada
Paying 5% interest on his loan
Answering the call of entrepreneurship

References and how to contact Jesus:

LinkedIn
Gear re-Store
Vail Resorts
Patagonia
Scott Walton on Acquiring Minds: Building a $10m Platform from 2 Low-SDE Businesses
Andrew Stordeur on Acquiring Minds: $700k EBITDA with No SBA, No Money Down
Yan Vinarskiy on Acquiring Minds: From Searcher to Sponsor: How to Buy a $22m Business
Marc Nzojibwami on Acquiring Minds: The Model for a 3-Way, Long-Term Holdco
Haifeng Hu of Bennett Jones
Kevin Yu of MNP
Joey Tai of Crete Capital

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