Derek Turner

Reflections on finding, buying, growing, and tending SMBs.

Owner of fabrication/home services biz, exited Search Fund CEO, looking for more AZ companies.

[Derek Turner @AZ_SMB]

I write a lot of threads about #SMBTwit topics like search funds, SBA-funded acquisitions, and operations.

Here is a live list of my threads to date:

[Derek Turner @AZ_SMB]

@asturnerr "Great analysis," it commented quietly to itself, upon finding nothing of value.

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@jordan_ross_8F openclaw

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@SMB_Attorney LOI

[Brent Beshore @BrentBeshore]

https://t.co/WW7MkCq5u4

[Derek Turner @AZ_SMB]

@MatznerJon Diagonal relationships are the new longitudinal accountability structures.

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@MatznerJon Bless your heart! <3

[Derek Turner @AZ_SMB]

@blueprintsmb22 They'll pay you half-life payment terms - 50% of remaining balance every 30 days

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@mitchellcmorris I'm looking into it- but I'm guessing more than the % of the tariff, but would be exciting if not!

[Derek Turner @AZ_SMB]

As a small US manufacturer, 80% of my COGS are imported aluminum components, which have just gone up 25% due to tariffs.

Any other SMBTwit folks in the same boat? Want to start a brainstorm/strategy group to figure out how best to navigate? DM/reply if so.

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@scottastronaut It's a slat for rolling shutters - so it's long and thin, and hinges into other slats

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@suburbprepper @danielmullen From my research, if the parts are finished in Mex/CAN, they would be free of tariffs (until/unless the Mex/CAN tariffs end up happening).

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@StrongpointRich or plumbing?

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@imrich_not *EU import costs

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@imrich_not No it is worldwide - which is why my EU imports are about to go up a lot

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@Roon_Dawg26 Mostly extrusions, but biggest volume is a specialty roll-formed product with polyurethane foam injected into it. I'm not sure about how proprietary the extrusion designs are either... but buying US is always appealing tome.

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@imrich_not Ya- and most of what I import is EU already

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@Elliott_EcomMfg Mostly extrusions, but biggest volume is a specialty roll-formed product with polyurethane foam injected into it.

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@scottastronaut Mostly extrusions, but biggest volume is a specialty roll-formed product with polyurethane foam injected into it.

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@usextrusionguy Thanks Todd - just left a message with your office with my number and email. Thanks!!

[Derek Turner @AZ_SMB]

@HProggy @JeremyLashinske Ya this makes a big difference, also whether engineered extrusions vs generic extrusions.

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@MehtabKarta @eugeniolabadie It's an interesting idea - our components are large extrusions so it would be tough to limit to $800, and then the transport domestically of small amounts of long extrusions would be tough. But if our components were smaller that would be a good move. Thanks! @eugeniolabadie