Financial Growth, Outdoor Living, and Importance of Financial Analysis

Sensing untapped potential, Mark Olivito paid cash for a project-based construction business with less than $100k SDE. 

Topics in Mark’s interview:

• Buying a business that checked all the wrong boxes
• Why he “overpaid” to acquire PAVERART
• What attracted him to the business
• His passion for building a successful blue-collar business
• Glamorization of entrepreneurship
• The importance of showing up and “eating last”
• The trades as a lucrative alternative to college
• Mental health challenges in small business ownership
• Building resiliency before trying to grow
• His advice for those interested in buying a business

References and how to contact Mark:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• PAVERART
• molivito@paverart.com
• Hustle or Bust

Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:

• Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

• The Acquisition Lab

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