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How They Acquired a 28-Year-Old Business (Katie and Chris Blakeley Story)

What do you do after selling your company to MetLife? If you're Katie Blakeley — you buy a flooring business through Acquira. In this week's AP Call, Katie and Chris Blakeley walk us through their full acquisition journey: from searching for the right business near Louisville, Kentucky, to closing on Flooring Concepts — a profitable company with nearly 30 years in business — and the hard lessons they learned along the way. This one's packed with real talk from buyers who just went through it. Here's what they cover: 🐾 Katie's background: building and selling PetFirst (pet health insurance) to MetLife in 2020 🏠 Why they chose home services and how they narrowed their search to a 20-mile radius 📋 How they found Flooring Concepts, signed an LOI in October 2024, and closed in March 2025 💡 The working capital lesson they wish they'd learned before closing 🤝 What the first weeks as owners actually looked like — relationships, operations, and all ⚠️ The post-close mistake Katie openly admits she'd handle differently 📊 What their quality of earnings analysis revealed (and what it didn't change) 🌱 How they're structuring the business as a women-owned company — and what's next Whether you're deep in your search or just starting out, Katie and Chris give you the unfiltered view of what entrepreneurship through acquisition actually looks like on the other side. ───────────────────────────────────────── 🚀 Ready to find and acquire your own business? The Acquira Accelerator Program gives you the tools, coaching, and community to go from search to close with confidence. Learn more → https://acquira.com ───────────────────────────────────────── #BusinessAcquisition #BuyABusiness #Acquira #EntrepreneurshipThroughAcquisition #SmallBusiness #HomeServices #FlooringBusiness #WomenInBusiness #AcquisitionEntrepreneur #FinancialFreedom