The $150k Hiding in the Business He Bought | Patrick Dunphy Interview

Synopsis

Patrick Dunphy bought JS Languages, a low-seven-figure agency that places human interpreters in courts, hospitals, and schools, after searching part-time for three and a half years. By invoicing faster and in smaller batches, he cut days sales outstanding to about half the industry standard and created a one-time $100,000 to $150,000 working-capital benefit. The episode covers marketplace operations, SBA deal structure, trust during transition, organic expansion, and remote interpreting.

Ideas in this episode

• Interpreter and translator staffing agency

  Patrick Dunphy bought JS Languages, an interpreter agency in the low seven figures, after a 3.5-year search, then accelerated invoicing to roughly halve DSO and freed up a one-time $100k-$150k of working capital.