It’s time to prepare for the next stage in your life
If your business generates between $150,000 and $5,000,000 in annual cash flow or net profit, schedule a complimentary consultation call with us to discuss how to maximize your exit from the business including:
- Enhancing value through management team and process improvements
- Increasing top line growth through improved sales & marketing
- Gaining operational & sales leverage through strategic partnerships, joint ventures & acquisitions
- Improving margins and cash availability through numerous time-tested tactics
- Identifying and gaining interest from potential buyers willing to pay more than market value for your business
We may be able to help you grow and prepare your business for your exit. We strive to make the exit process as rewarding as possible.
What Sets Us Apart
We focus on growing the pie
- We only work with and invest in businesses we feel we can improve improve meaningfully
- We try to understand each business’s situation in order to work out a plan that will increase shareholder value and make for happy stakeholders (including the owner)
- We strive for continuous small wins because they are less disruptive to employees and procedures and continuous small wins can produce compounding improvements over time
- We look for opportunities in unusual places
If you are looking for someone else to take the helm so you can step down today, selling the business now is your best course of action. If you are looking to extract every penny of value from your business for yourself, our approach will not be a good fit. If you are willing to share the pie and encourage others to grow the pie, we may be a good fit.
We focus on people and foster a partnership approach to grow and sustain businesses
- We believe happy employees lead to happy customers
- We strive to create and build strong relationships with strategic partners, joint venture partners along with the suppliers and customers who are critical to the success of your business
- We believe operating with integrity provides the foundation for good partnerships and business practices
If you have two sets of books, use creative techniques to evade tax & licensing requirements or haven’t operated with integrity toward those you do business with, we are not a good fit for you. We are looking for business owners who value employees and partners and operate with integrity. We believe doing good in the short run will lead to good results in the long run.
We take confidentiality seriously
- We know it is risky to begin preparing your business for sale and we will work to ensure that the preparation is handled in a confidential manner
If you plan to tell the world that you are planning to sell your business and/or distribute sensitive information about your business, we will be more inclined to pass on the opportunity to work with/invest in your business as over-disclosing typically creates strong headwinds for the cash flow, profitability, operations and morale of the business.
Who We Are & Why We Do What We Do
Our Who:
- David Clive is the Founder of Parkside Acquisitions LLC. He is an entrepreneur and investor who knows what it is like to start and run a business. He isn’t afraid to roll up his sleeves to tackle the small problems or to analyze market trends to set a strategic course. He has worked in private equity, real estate, finance, manufacturing and home services among other industries. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School a Bachelor’s degree in Management with an emphasis in Marketing from Brigham Young University and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Charterholder.
- Experienced and carefully vetted specialists and partners are used on a contractual basis to provide crucial support that fits the needs of acquisitions allowing our staffing to fit the demands of each stage of each acquisition
Our Why:
- We believe small businesses have the potential to grow exponentially, create fantastic jobs, generate substantial profits and simultaneously make a meaningful difference in society and the lives of countless people. We are energized every day by the challenge of helping small businesses unlock and maintain this potential.
Our How:
- We believe the best way to fully unlock the potential of small businesses is to align the people, processes and products in/around your business to help each constituency satisfy their need for greater meaning in life and work. By aligning this most basic human need, a powerful ecosystem of supporters is created which will grow and preserve the business (see Our Mission for an overview). To augment the efforts of developing this ecosystem, a number of proprietary strategic and tactical tools will be deployed.
Our What:
- We invest in small businesses with a focus on driving geometric growth and creating positive externalities
Our Where:
- We are located in Central Florida and we are focused on businesses with operations in Florida
Our Philosophy:
- The world is filled with people who wake up every morning feeling like their lives lack meaning or purpose. The greatest contribution we can make is to help people and organizations identify and pursue opportunities that make a difference in the lives of customers, employees, partners and the community.
Our Mission:
- To Enable businesses to reach their full potential by creating ecosystems where, to the extent possible, everyone is intrinsically motivated and empowered with the tools and guidance they need to succeed
- To help each business reach its full potential
- To provide owners/sellers with a legacy they can be proud of and continue to benefit from, not just a lump sum payment
- To provide managers with opportunity, vision, tools and autonomy, not just responsibilities
- To provide employees with purpose and comradery, not just a job
- To provide customers with an experience they will brag about
- To pay something forward to the rest of the world
What We Look For
We typically look for (preferred, not required):
People
- All owners are on same page with regard to selling the business in 2-5 years
- Owner(s) willing to continue working during that time
- Positive culture
- No litigation pending
Process
- In business for 5+ years
- At least some financial and inventory controls in place
Product/Service and customer base
- Quality differentiated product/service with a unique selling proposition
- Low customer concentration
Financials
- Net profit and/or Cash flow between $150k and $5mm and margins of 15% or greater
- Revenues between $1mm and $25mm
- Consistent/stable or improving results over the past 3-5 years
- Low or no debt
Industry
- Fragmented (no dominant players or brands)
- Limited cyclicality
How to Schedule a Complimentary Consultation Call
To schedule a call to discuss growing and selling your business with us, simply click one of the links to schedule a call or the button below, select a time that works for you and fill in your information. Once you have scheduled your call, we will reach you at the number you provide.