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Midwest Heavy Equipment Reconditioning & Manufacturing Business

For almost 4 decades, this well-established, successful operation has been providing exceptional products and client-centered services to its loyal, expanding customer base.  From humble beginnings as a small garage-based truck repair shop, this business has evolved into a large, diversified trucking and transportation services enterprise specializing in manufacturing and reconditioning medical trailers (housing CatScans and MRI Technology).  The operation is well-regarded, nationally recognized, and offers a full menu of diversified, yet highly complementary services, across 7 different profit centers, including:

·      Custom Builds -- mobile medical trailers and drive-able units built to client specs.

·      Recondition -- major truck/trailer overhauls to minor upgrades, including cleaning. 

·      Transport -- moving freight from Texas to Alaska and all points in between.  

·      Storage -- powered storage (if needed) and daily monitoring checks.

·      Field Service -- mobile repair and maintenance service. 

·      Shop Service -- extensive repair capabilities, including an industrial paint booth.

.      Specialty Repairs & Fabrication -- no job is too complex.

The founding guiding principle of the company – Professional Expertise and Outstanding Service – has now become an established hallmark and sustainable competitive advantage.  

This business is constantly evolving in service offerings and solidly profitable … but is well positioned and poised for additional growth. With major capital investment already in hand, products and services in demand, a loyal customer base, strong brand equity and a professional, trained team in place, all that is missing is a motivated ownership group ready to capitalize on established momentum and exploit the high margin, profitable transportation services landscape.    

Automotive / Truck Repairs, Automotive / Specialty Repairs; Transportation / Freight Company; Medical Related Biz / Medical Equipment

Rare Acquisition Opportunity:  Profitable, Established Market Leading Brand Name! 

Highly recognized, long tenured, and successful laundry, dry cleaning, and carpet cleaning business is offered for immediate sale by retiring owner.  Located in a growing, desirable, and populated metropolitan Midwest market, this operation has a successful multi-decade track record of delivering customer satisfaction to its clients while delivering superb returns to its shareholders.

The business has a proven, long standing success formula which will enable new ownership to generate returns on Day One.  Institutionalized processes, convenient customer-driven facilities, diversified service offerings, talented management team, respected brand name, and a highly loyal customer base are just a few of the critical value drivers.  Key reasons to acquire:

1)  Consistent, profitable growth and exceptional proven financial performance  
2)  Market leading brand equity which generates significant pricing power above competition
3)  Proven customer loyalty with an unequaled, decades-in-the-making database 
4)  Broad service offerings -- laundry, alterations, dry cleaning, carpet cleaning and more
5)  Expansive geographic footprint serves a diverse, populated, and growing marketplace
6)  Diversified customer base including commercial, industrial, and residential clients
7)  Multi-channel delivery -- in-store retail locations plus free delivery routes 
8)  Point of Sale system provides timely, centralized management oversight & control
9)  Clean books, professional record keeping, & annually CPA-reviewed financial statements  
10) Company-owned processing plant, corporate headquarters, and flagship retail real estate 

Over the last 4 tax years, annual weighted average business revenues of $8.3M generated a healthy $790,000 in annually weighted average cash flows.  The founding guiding principle of the company – Professional Cleaning Expertise and Outstanding Customer Service – has now become an established brand hallmark and sustainable competitive advantage.  The new ownership team will also become the benefactor of the already invested, significant capital expenditure in a 29,874 square foot central laundry processing facility (which also houses the flagship retail location and corporate offices), combined with a network of convenient leased locations, the business is well positioned for growth while it continues to leverage its premium margin position in the marketplace. 

SPECIAL FINANCING TO QUALIFIED BUYERS ... Only 10% buyer contribution ($500,000) required on a 25 year combined business and real estate loan at 6% interest.  Full details are included in the marketing materials.

Cleaning / Commercial Laundry, Cleaning / Carpet Cleaning, Cleaning / Dry Cleaners, Cleaning / Cleaning/Clothing, Cleaning / Drape/Curtain Cleaning

Midwest-Based, Market Leading, Educational Book Publisher and Distributor Available for Immediate Sale.  

Since 1991, this company has established itself as a leading traditional royalty paying publisher and distributor of educational content for grades K-4. This company publishes 800 English and Spanish print books and 795 e-books which are sold to public and private schools throughout the US and internationally.  In 2021, revenues from proprietary print titles were 74% of revenues, e-books were 26%.

The company differentiates itself from its competitors by the quality of its content and materials. All books are paperbacks of 8 to 112 pages, with saddle stitch or perfect bind bindings.  Most of the Company's titles are officially leveled by Fountas & Pinnell (Heinemann Publishing).  Many books are on approved reading lists for national organizations.  The company is an approved vendor with numerous school districts across the USA and has 2 years remaining on the 7-year contract with NYCS to provide books for K-2 assessments.  All books are printed using outside printing companies in the Midwest for shorter print runs and overseas for longer runs.  In 2021, the company launched a digital collection of nonfiction titles (LEAP) combined with fiction titles. Print was also added in early 2022.  New products are developed internally by the company's content development staff.  Many titles are created by the staff, submitted by authors, or contracted out to book developers.

The company is structured with competent employees in all positions to continue the growth of the company.  The owners are not integral in the day-to-day operations of the company, and the owner is willing to continue for a period of transition if needed or desired by new ownership.

This is turn-key business opportunity with established brand equity, in-demand product lines, customer contracts, printing and distribution processes, and a well-trained, motivated, and professional team in place to generate returns from Day One. 

Publishing / Publishing; Distribution / Dist-Education Items

Located in the beautiful Hampton Roads peninsula of Virginia, this established, profitable, and successful home furnishings business has been warming clients homes and hearts since 1977.  Whether inside or outside, throughout spring, summer, fall, or winter, this business features products that help transform a house into a warm, inviting, and comfortable home.  The diversified product offering consists of both interior and exterior high-quality finishing touches, including gas, electric, and wood burning fireplaces/stoves, fireplace accessories, outdoor patio or pool furniture, hammocks, umbrellas, outdoor grills, and fire pits.   No matter the season, this business features year-round product offerings to make your home more enjoyable.   

During 2021, the business delivered a top-line revenue of $1,355,000 and over $340,000 in adjusted cash flow.  There are a number of significant value drivers powering these impressive results --  superb brand name recognition & equity, long-tenured, award winning community relations, excellent high-traffic location with an impressive showroom facility, high-quality products presented by professional, knowledgeable sales personnel, a custom design process for whatever project that is on the drawing board, and at-home installation, demonstration, and a post-sale service reputation second to none in the marketplace. 

The business model was founded on four proven, time-tested, and winning core values:

• Expertise -- they understand the products they offer and develop client-centered solutions.
• Integrity -- they value and promote honesty and transparency in all interactions with clients, staff, and suppliers
• Quality -- they offer only products that work well, that are durable and long-lasting, and that satisfy a client's wishes
• Service -- they provide expert guidance before, during, and after the sale ... and can service every product they offer.  

Furniture Retail / Furn Retail Lawn/Patio; Retail Miscellaneous / Fireplaces; Interior Design/Dec

Successful, Turn-Key, and Established Home Improvement and Remodeling Business is available for immediate sale and comes fully stocked with an extensive future project pipeline.  If you are interested in taking over a professionally managed, fully diversified, home improvement construction business that generates excellent bottom line cash flow, this is the right business opportunity for you.

Business Headlines:  

Proven & Profitable -- this business has grown top line revenue 59% since 2018 in spite of the Covid pandemic.  In 2022, the business generated over $600,000 in adjusted cash flow  for the second year in a row.

Inside and Outside Construction Team -- the business utilizes a combination of internal, company managed work teams along with "hand-picked" quality sub-contractors to execute the work projects.  Both the inside and outside teams are fully dedicated and quality focused.

Loyal Customer Base -- after 3 decades plus in the business, there is a long list of satisfied customers who continue to come back for additional home improvement and expansion projects while also referring new business.  The monthly marketing newsletters are sent to over 900 past/present/future customers and feature helpful home improvement tips as well as new service offerings. 

Location, Location, Location -- the business is located in a heavily populated, affluent, and vibrant community in Northern Virginia so there is upside growth potential.  Since all customer meetings occur at the clients' residence or business facility, the home-based location helps keep operating costs low which contributes to the strong operating margin.

Bountiful Job Pipeline -- due to strong customer demand for its services, the business has earned an extensive booking of business that is already on the forward calendar.  In fact, the advance project bookings go out as far as 15 months and total over $2M in estimated billings.  This is an indication of two important points:  1) Customers appreciate the quality and professionalism and are willing to wait until their job slot opens; and 2) Investment in capacity improvements (people/equipment) could provide significant additional returns for new ownership.    

A Quality-Based Culture with Great People -- one of the most valuable business assets is not found anywhere on the balance sheet ... the loyal, dedicated, well trained and customer-oriented employees. The present team is small in number, but skilled, efficient and consistently delivers quality oriented execution and project oversight.   The sub-contractors share into this unique and differentiated culture.

Strong Brand Equity -- this business has become well known and respected within the community and has consistently been recognized by its suppliers and sub-contractor partners as one of the most dependable home improvement companies in the Middle Atlantic Region.  Customer testimonials and social media report cards provide further evidence, such as reviews in Next Door and Washington Checkbook.

Special Financing Program -- the business has already been pre-qualified with a special financing package.  A loan term sheet is available in the Business Prospectus.  Important note:  All buyer prospects will be subject to full underwriting and must meet lender qualifications in order to qualify for the finance package.

Construction / Contractor Home Improvement, Construction / Contractor General, Construction / Bldg Renovations

For over 25 years, this national brand has been creating fun and memorable experiences for kids, schools, churches and corporations.  With a long time presence in Central Virginia, this company has built a solid reputation for safety and reliability.  Sale includes over 100 pieces of equipment including inflatable bounce houses, water slides, and even a portable rock wall and mechanical bulls!  After a slight COVID downturn, business is booming again, and 2022 was the best year ever.  This is a high margin business and owners expect to make over $300K in ODE again this year!

This super-fun, turn-key business runs like a well-oiled machine with the support of a national franchise brand.  The spring schedule is already booking up quickly with over $200K in reservations already on the books.  This is a great time to buy before the busy season!

Recreation / Bounce Houses; Rental Business / Rental Party Goods

A one-stop shop for your home decor needs.  Guests can count on the knowledgeable and friendly professionals at this great store to coordinate decorating projects from start to finish.  A Gallery Dealer of Hunter Douglas window treatment products, their lines make up roughly half of the business.  However, this store offers significant flooring, furniture, and accessories solutions, as well.  Their distinctive services include creative design advice, top of the line product lines, measuring, and experienced installation.

Interior Design/Dec / Home Interior Design, Interior Design/Dec / Window Coverings

• Well established Franchise, Business, and Operation
• Home based Office Operation with ancillary warehouse and storage rental space
• Business Assets include vehicles and equipment necessary to run the business
• Specialty Spaces include Garages and Storage Spaces
• Specialty Produce include an epoxy-based floor coating system
• Experienced Employees
• Large Customer and referral base

Construction / Construction-Specialty Trades

For over 25 years, this locally-owned lawn maintenance company has helped to beautify Central Virginia.  Multiple revenues streams including lawn maintenance, landscaping, pesticides, snow removal, and hardscaping, provide for over $1MM in gross sales each year and 20% net margins.  This turn-key business sports a healthy mix of loyal residential and commercial customers, most of whom are billed on a monthly basis.  Almost 30% of the business comes from long-term contracts with local municipalities providing a nice basis of reliable, recurring revenue.

This company employees 14 full time workers and 2 part time staff year-round.  Typically 4-5 crews on the road, even during the winter months.  In-house mechanic services all equipment in order to keep costs down and availability up.  

This is an amazing opportunity for an energetic entrepreneur to step into a profitable, turn-key business, or for an existing lawn maintenance company to expand into an affluent community that is bulging with commercial and residential growth!  

Lawn/Landscaping / Comm Mowing/Grading, Lawn/Landscaping / Lawn Biz Commercial, Lawn/Landscaping / Lawn Biz Landscaping, Lawn/Landscaping / Lawn Maintenance & Service

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