$20m Net Worth After 25 Years Buying Businesses
09 February 2026

$20m Net Worth After 25 Years Buying Businesses

Acquiring Minds

About

He started by buying a small flooring business in 2000. Today Paul Lajoie takes home $1m a year and works how he wants.

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Topics in Paul’s interview:

    Background in Big Six accountingBuying the first business he looked atPartnering with his brotherDownsizing his lifestyle in the beginningUnderestimating working capital needsDetailed partnership agreementsYou are not smarter than the sellerPivoting to remodeling after 2008 crashAcquisition vs startup success ratesHis BizBuyPro community

References and how to contact Paul:

    LinkedInpaul@bizbuypro.comKiplinger Today NewsletterConfessions of a MillionaireGobundance

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron