How2Exit: Buy, Don't Build - M&A of Small Businesses

"This episode was brought to you by Reconciled.com. Helping M&A Entrepreneurs just like you with Bookkeeping, CFO & Controller Services, Outsourced Enterprise Accounting and Tax Services. Reconciled.com" Also Sponsored by www. SmallBizAcquisitions.com/exit - Expert 1:1 mentorship program to help you buy your first U.S. Based Small Business. From training, then funding, and post acquisition...

"This episode was brought to you by Reconciled.com. Helping M&A Entrepreneurs just like you with Bookkeeping, CFO & Controller Services, Outsourced Enterprise Accounting and Tax Services. Reconciled.com" Also Sponsored by www. SmallBizAcquisitions.com/exit - Expert 1:1 mentorship program to help you buy your first U.S. Based Small Business. From training, then funding, and post acquisition...

"This episode was brought to you by Reconciled.com. Helping M&A Entrepreneurs just like you with Bookkeeping, CFO & Controller Services, Outsourced Enterprise Accounting and Tax Services. Reconciled.com" Jay D. Rodgers is the entrepreneur's mentor. He has founded and sold numerous successful ventures including Smart Start, now the nation and the world's largest breath-alcohol, ignition-int...

"This episode was brought to you by Reconciled.com. Helping M&A Entrepreneurs just like you with Bookkeeping, CFO & Controller Services, Outsourced Enterprise Accounting and Tax Services. Reconciled.com" Richard Parker has been in the world of buying and selling businesses for over 30 years. He has purchased 13 of his own companies and has represented buyers and sellers in the lower market...

Roman Beylin is the Founder and CEO of DueDilio, an online marketplace connecting business buyers with rigorously vetted M&A service providers with a focus on due diligence. Since its launch in 2021, DueDilio has successfully assisted over 300 business buyers in assembling their M&A deal teams. Roman also lends his insights to a wider audience through The Business Inquirer, a popular newsl...

Sam Rosati is the founder of Pursuant Capital and an expert in the ETA (Entrepreneur Through Acquisition) world. He has a background in law and has extensive experience in helping entrepreneurs buy and sell businesses. He discusses the challenges of being an operator and the importance of finding the right operator for a business. Sam also talks about his current Holdco and investment thesis, whic...

Dan is the Managing Partner of Sweetview Partners - an acquisitions and operations company based in Houston TX. His 27 years of experience in the technology industry led him to begin his journey into Texas-based tech company acquisitions 5 years ago. His extensive experience has led to recently creating an apprenticeship course for self-funded seekers who are looking to do their first acquisition....

Will Sacks is the founder of Fulcrum Venture Accelerator. He has raised over $50 million for various projects and helps founders learn the art of fundraising. Will is experienced in venture capital and has a deep understanding of the five stages of fundraising. Will discusses the importance of building relationships with investors and shares his expertise in venture capital and fundraising. He emp...

Chelsea Mandel is the founder of Ascension Advisory, a real estate advisory firm that specializes in sale-leasebacks. With a background in private equity and real estate, Chelsea has extensive experience in structuring and executing sale-leaseback transactions for middle-market and lower-middle-market companies. Chelsea explains the benefits of sale-leasebacks, such as unlocking capital for the bu...

Elliott Holland is the founder of Guardian Due Diligence, a company that specializes in providing due diligence services for small and medium-sized business acquisitions. With a background in private equity and a passion for helping new buyers navigate the complex world of mergers and acquisitions, Elliott is dedicated to ensuring that his clients make informed and safe investment decisions. He di...

Kurt Stein is the President of DCT Strategy and a technology expert. He has a diverse background, starting from working at UPS to eventually becoming a client business manager at AT&T. With over 15 years of experience in the technology industry, Kurt has a deep understanding of how technology applies to mergers and acquisitions. He helps businesses embrace AI and leverage its capabilities to s...

John is the President of Stone Oak Capital Inc., an M&A advisory firm. For over 20 years, John has executed numerous valuations, financings, acquisitions and divestitures in various industries. John is also the co-founder of Divestopedia, the leading online educational resource on mid-market M&A. He emphasizes the need for focus and specialization, as well as the value of learning from per...

Gia Cilento and Walid Costandi discuss their experiences in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and their current project, a chocolate roll-up. They emphasize the importance of transparency, treating everyone well, and being upfront about expectations. They also highlight the need for business owners to prepare their companies for sale and delegate responsibilities to create a more scalable and val...

Kirk Michie has been an active player in finance for more than 30 years, and involved in middle market M&A for nearly two decades. Since founding Candor Advisors 3 1/2 years ago, Kirk has been involved in nearly $1 Billion worth of sales of private businesses, several to large public companies. His varied experience, often referred to as reps in the M&A gym, paired with his daily involveme...

Wendy Dickinson, a business coach, discusses the process of selling a business. She emphasizes the importance of having a clear vision and plan for the business, creating multiple scenarios to make it attractive to potential buyers, and maintaining separate personal and business finances. When it comes to hiring a broker, they advise interviewing multiple brokers and finding one who is honest and...

CEO of Foot Solutions, a global foot wellness retailer he and a group of investors purchased in early 2020. He is an experienced executive with a background in mergers and acquisitions, operations, and multinational business leadership. He has lived and worked in both China and the United States. Prothro emphasized the importance of being Medicare accredited as a foot solutions company and how it...

Founded Rapid Diligence five years ago and our focus is on providing buy-side due diligence services for both online and traditional small business acquisitions. We focus on operational, technical, financial, and legal due diligence and take a holistic approach on diligence by assessing risks and opportunities. We work with buyers that are both in the search phase /pre-LOI and buyers who have an e...

Jonathan Wilson is a dynamic leader focused on organic and inorganic value creation for start-up, fintech, and more traditional organizations. Jonathan solves complex problems for existing clients, leveraging M&A, Strategy, and Transformative experience gained while leading engagements for Fortune 500 companies and working directly for Accenture, Bank of America, Deloitte, and Grant Thornton f...

Kevin Moyer is a Partner & Practice Leader of the Transaction Strategy & Transformation group at Sax LLP, a top 75 public accounting firm. Kevin's team focuses on financial, operational and commercial buy/sell side diligence projects and advising on transformative events within PE backed portfolio companies. Prior to joining Sax, Kevin was a member of the Transaction Strategy and Execution...

Richard Luftig is the co-founder and managing partner of Castle Placement, providing investment banking services and raising private equity/debt capital for early-stage and middle market companies across a wide range of industries including financial services/fintech, real estate, technology, business services, energy/real assets and consumer/retail. The firm is FINRA-licensed and registered. They...

Matt Saur is co-founder and partner of Woolery & Co., a strategic legal advisory boutique based in New York City that focuses on serving as a partner to its clients as they navigate complex and critical business, governance and strategic decisions. Mr. Saur began his career at Cravath, Swaine and Moore and was most recently the chief lieutenant in the M&A, Shareholder Activism and Corporat...

Eric Gall is the registered broker and founder of Edison Business Advisors. Over the past 25 years, he has participated in many forms of business transactions including full and partial recapitalizations, joint ventures, spinouts, and roll-ups. Eric has consistently produced results and has the credentials and experience to either sell your business or assist you in buying a business. He helps peo...

Carlos is an entrepreneur from Argentina, down there he started a farming and exporting business (chia seeds, beans, citrus, etc). He came to the US in 2015 for his MBA where he learned about Search Funds. He took an alternative path for Entrepreneurship through acquisition, partnered with the owners a Boston-based business to grow and sell it, and recently completed the exit of this business. Car...

Malcolm Peace is the founder of Tsetserra Growth Partners, a company specializing in buying family-owned small businesses with established Texas Legacies. Unlike traditional private equity and business brokers, Tsetserra uniquely positions itself to purchase businesses for the long term, with a focus on operating and growing them. In this episode, we talk about a manufacturing company Malcolm acqu...

Scott Duke is an M&A advisor and the founder of eleven companies. He started his first company while in university to pay for school without taking on a lot of student debt. The company was a painting company, similar to College Pro. When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, interest rates have a huge impact. When interest rates double, banks use a debt servicing ratio to determine how much t...