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The Keys to Purchasing Sweeping Companies

Gale Holsman, Jr., has been in the sweeping business for almost a quarter of a century. During that time, he has bought and sold numerous sweeping companies spanning several midwestern states. Here are his tips for what process you should follow if you are considering purchase of a sweeping company.

audio interview with Gale Holsman by Ranger Kidwell-Ross, editor

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American Sweeping Logo Through the years, Gale Holsman has been an icon of the power sweeping industry. His company, American Sweeping, Inc., was the recipient of WorldSweeper.com's Award of Excellence in Sweeping for 2006. Holsman was also chosen as the judge when sweepers were built on the Junkyard Wars television show.

In these interviews the editor of WorldSweeper.com, Ranger Kidwell-Ross, also offers advice from his perspective of having written about the power sweeping industry since 1988. His educational background also includes a graduate-level degree in Economics.

When complete, these discussions about what to consider when purchasing a sweeping company will cover the three most likely scenarios to be encountered in a sweeping company purchase. The first two of these are now online. The final interview will be added during the month of February, 2008. Click on the player to begin; no files will download to your computer.

Buying a sweeping company when you have not been in the sweeping industry before.


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Buying a sweeping company when you are currently in the sweeping industry. The purchase is of a company located either in your market area, or close enough that any commute for operating it would be minimal.


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The easiest way to reach Gale Holsman is to send him an email.

If you have any questions or comments about these audio interviews, or to reach Ranger Kidwell-Ross, please use this link.

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