I’m so excited to bring you this interview today. Rick Dutmer, my old business coach, helped me build my roofing company over thirty years into a highly profitable business, enabling me to successfully exit and pursue the things I wanted to do in life.

When I first hired Rick, I was really struggling and wearing all the hats in the business. I knew there was a better way, and Rick was the one who helped guide me through it all. It started with building a business plan that set me up with a saleable business.

Today you’ll hear all about how to build a profitable business that will support you and your family with a great lifestyle, how to build a valuable business that you can sell when you’re ready to retire, and so much more.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• How Rick’s business background helps contractors improve their own businesses
• Rick’s process he used in helping Dave build his business plan
• While building your business, always be thinking about the horizon! This is when business goals transition to more of a business/personal goal.
• You have a strategy for growing your business and for growing your people. What’s your strategy for exiting?
• The main reason that contractors go out of business.
• “Profit thrills, volume kills”
• Building a business that has a saleable value depends on your goals
• Having a strong team that will continue the business beyond you or your generation
• Rick’s recommendations around selling if/when you decide to exit
• Roll-ups: the good, the bad, and the ugly

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Connect with Rick!

Email: rdutmer@duadllc.com

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