David Pope - Buying a Business in Your 40s: Would You Move Your Family? The KAYTECH, INC. Story
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Today’s guest is Dave Pope, a friend of mine from college who spent 14 years in sales in the Northeast before making a bold move and buying Kaytech, Inc., a surface preparation company based in Greenville, South Carolina.
At the time, he had no prior experience as a business owner.
In this episode, Dave shares what it’s really like before, during and after acquiring a small business with stories from his first year as an owner-operator.
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- 0:00Taking Small Steps Toward Ownership
- 1:05Dave Pope's Mid-Career Leap
- 4:37Finding the Right Business
- 11:27Financing the Acquisition
- 22:42First Year as an Owner-Operator
- 35:25Family Impact and Life Lessons
- 44:53Key Takeaways and Advice