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
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