A $10m Acquisition for Freedom and Family

Smithlist is a job board for leadership roles at small businesses. If you're not ready to buy a business but want to lead one:

• Smithlist - Operate & Lead a Business

Anica John bought a print-on-demand business to have more time with her kids without compromising her career ambitions.

Topics in Anica’s interview:

• Experience at Amazon, WalMart, and Disney Streaming
• Choosing entrepreneurship over returning to office
• Buying a publishing company for indie authors
• High capex = moat
• Diversity of their genres and clientele
• Resurrecting a dead deal
• How DiggyPOD stacks up to Amazon KDP
• Carefully planning tech upgrades
• Award-winning customer service
• Running a business from out of state

References and how to contact Anica:

• LinkedIn
• [e-mail]
• DiggyPOD
• rejigg

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

• Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

• Pioneer Capital Advisory

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• The Acquisition Lab

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron