Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 11 a.m.
<p>This episode’s guest is Domenic Rinaldi. Domenic is the Owner and Managing Partner of Sun Acquisitions - a Chicago based mergers and acquisitions firm, and K2 Adviser – an advisory firm that helps people better prepare for their business acquisition or exit. He is also a speaker, author and host of the <a href="https://sunacquisitions.com/podcasts/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">M&A Unplugged Podcast</a>.</p>
<p>Domenic specializes in helping the owners of privately held companies (with enterprise values between $2 and $50 million dollars) scale, acquire and sell businesses. He has been personally involved in over 300 business transactions across a broad range of industries and is considered an expert in his field.</p>
<h1>In this episode we discuss:</h1>
<ul><li>Hustling as a young boy [3:51]</li>
<li>What was the catalyst for him to start a business in mergers and acquisitions [4:49]</li>
<li>Advantages and challenges of acquiring a business rather than starting one from scratch [6:31]</li>
<li>Types of buyers they deal with [8:51]</li>
<li>How they help buyers and sellers of a business [12:30]</li>
<li>What are the value drivers in a business, what makes the value of a business go up [15:01]</li>
<li>How to prepare yourself and your business for sale[18:09]</li>
<li>Things entrepreneurs fail to do in their business that causes a problem with the sale of their business [22:43]</li>
<li>How to contact Domenic [26:56]</li>
</ul><h1>Links to sources and tools</h1>
<ul><li>Reach out to Domenic via email at domenic@k2adviser.com</li>
<li>Take the free assessment test on the Sun Acquisitions website to see if you are ready to buy or sell your business: <a href="https://sunacquisitions.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://sunacquisitions.com/</a></li>
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