The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast

How She Runs a $450K/yr Business on 20hrs/Week (Without Quitting Her Job)

July 13, 2026·25 min
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Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-ytIn this episode, Bailey breaks down why she stopped trusting Big Tech and bought a firm that's run since 1971, how she closed the $925K deal in six months without quitting her job, and what running it on 20 hours a week actually looks like.◼️ Why she stopped trusting "the tech billionaires" to keep her employed and bought a business instead◼️ How our team helped her kill the seller's balloon payment and land interest-only terms for the first two years◼️ The rival buyer she beat out, even though the seller thought he was too "spreadsheet focused"◼️ Why she drove her own car into a member's auto shop for an oil change, just to prove we weren't all "paid actors"◼️ What running a $450K-a-year business on 20 hours a week looks like when you still have a full-time jobSubscribe to the SMB Deal Hunter newsletter (200,000+ subscribers): https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz/Follow Helen:Twitter: https://x.com/HelenGuo_LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-guo-06674523/

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