Jay Sachetti joined Jeff O’Brien, partner at Husch Blackwell and Dyanne Ross-Hanson, president of Exit Planning Strategies talked about the market for mergers and acquisitions, exit planning opportunities for companies that don’t end up for sale and how companies can maximize their eventual sale price during an early October panel at the first Upsize on Tap event at Summit Brewing Co. in St. Paul.
When the state Legislature passed a law requiring employers to provide paid leave and safe time for employees, Justin Bieganek started hearing differing details from friends, colleagues and peers.
INFORMER :: EXPANSION
Dent Kraft prez
wants to add
?old-world? techs
?Every dent is completely different and that?s the exciting part,? says Don Kavanagh, owner of Dent Kraft PDR in Plymouth.
His company practices paintless dent removal on cars, using many tools that he and his technicians have invented themselves. ?It?s an old-world craft,? he says, that he learned ?from a German fellow right out of college.?
It costs $85 to $150 to remove a dime-sized dent, which he says is one-third of the price of regular dent removal. Because no damage remains, the car is ?worth so much more at resale,? he says.
He?s now looking to expand the five-year-old company, and has launched a marketing campaign on the radio, by word of mouth, and via his Web site.
Kavanagh employs four technicians to do the work, and although his limiting factor to growth is hiring people, he believes he can expand by adding some of his subcontractors to the payroll.
Don Kavanagh, Dent Kraft PDR: 763.559.7171; www.dentkraftpdr.com
