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Business GROWTH case studies

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Beauty & Wellness

Kalos Medspa

Success Stat

Grew revenue 21% and profit 120% within one year.

May 6, 2026

8 min read

Food & Beverage

Baked Bear

Success Stat

Bought a franchise for $270K down, and hit $1M revenue within a year.

March 11, 2026

10 min read

Tourism

Clark's Hawaii Tours

Success Stat

More then doubled revenue within one year of joining Growth Boardroom.

February 24, 2026

10 min read

Real Estate Services

IM Home Inspections

Success Stat

Pivoted to luxury market and grew 40% YoY.

January 20, 2026

12 min read

Construction

Concrete Doctor

Success Stat

Raised prices 40%, cut service lines 50%, now works 5 hrs/week.

January 14, 2026

12 min read

Testing & Certification

Health Systems Sciences

Success Stat

Revenue grew from $140K to $1.6M in two years.

December 26, 2025

8 min read

Property Management

Lyon Property Group

Success Stat

Removing himself from sales unlocked $934K in signed contracts.

December 17, 2025

10 min read

Healthcare

The Wellness Way

Success Stat

New client acquisition jumped 70%; SDE grew 20% via ops fixes.

November 25, 2025

10 min read

Business acquisition case studies

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Landscaping

Appalachian Hydroseeding and Landscaping Inc.

Bought a landscaping business doing 40% margins with no website.

May 20, 2026

Retail

The Crossroads

Bought a business doing $1M+ annual sales with 40-50% margins.

April 29, 2026

8 min read

Senior Services

Home to Sweet Home

Used her severance package to buy her own business.

April 21, 2026

10 min read

Outdoor Recreation

Rubber Dockie

Bought a $2M business with $150K down.

April 15, 2026

8 min read

Education & Recreation

Lil' Guppies Swim School

Negotiated selling price to more than half off the original ask.

April 8, 2026

8 min read

Home Improvement

Priority Doors and Windows

Bought a business doing 7+ million with 15-20% margins.

March 18, 2026

10 min read

Shipping & Logistics

Pack-and-Ship

Built a 6-business, 7-figure portfolio while keeping her W-2 job.

January 28, 2026

10 min read

Manufacturing

Gear Restore

Acquired a $7M-revenue, multi-location manufacturing business.

December 31, 2025

12 min read

Merchandise

Innovate Imprints

Bought a business for $600,000. 50% of it was seller financed at 8% over five years. And after 18 months of ownership, I was able to pay off the seller and maintain 100% ownership of this company.

December 9, 2025

12 min read

Accounting

TBS

Implemented new hire SOPs leading to four new successful hires.

December 3, 2025

11 min read

Beauty & Wellness

Wild and Beautiful Austin

Bought $360K med spa 75% seller-financed; grew revenue to $1.25M

November 18, 2025

7 min read