SOLD – Own a profitable metal cleaning and finishing business with a 15-year history of success and growth. This business offers a variety of metal finishing services, including electropolishing, passivation, pickling, powder coating, media blasting, aluminum cleaning and general degreasing.
Their customers range from publicly traded companies to regional and local companies. With continued research and development, they have created a substantial database of metal finishing processes and procedures that production teams have at their fingertips. They also keep process control cards to verify that process and procedures are followed to the letter and in a consistent manner. Quality control is a major part of the processes, and their system promotes consistency and superior quality in the processing of parts.
ABB-22075307-90
Southwest Michigan
Metal Finishing Services
$475,000
$1,032,000 (2022 projected)
$210,000 (2022 projected)
N/A
$306,600 appraised (included)
2007
9 F/T and 1 P/T
• 50,000 square feet of indoor space with room for expansion over the next several years
• Has dock and grade level doors
• Close proximity to 2 major freeways
• Available for purchase and/or lease
• Second electro-polishing tank being installed
• Sales focus has been on current customer base, added focus on new customers could fuel grow and expansion
• Small parts conveyor lint to bring in production parts processing
• Few competitors in the market space
• Competitors cannot compete for larger parts
• Competitors provide low level of quality service
• The current owners will provide professional support through a transition period
• One owner wants to remain with the company under and employment agreement
• One owner looking to retire
Larry Baumgart – Advanced Business Brokers
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A lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Dr. Mark Hagar brings decades of hands-on experience in small business ownership, acquisitions, and turnarounds to his role as a business broker. Over his distinguished career, he has acquired and operated more than 20 companies and engineered over 50 successful turnarounds, giving him a uniquely practical understanding of what makes businesses succeed, and sell. His portfolio spans manufacturing, distribution, and service firms in industries including printing, education, military contracting, aerospace, and orthopedics. This diverse background enables him to identify value, anticipate buyer needs, and structure complex deals with confidence and precision.
Mark holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Cranfield University’s School of Management in Bedford, England—one of Europe’s leading business schools. His research on small business resilience and operational excellence has been recognized by the Small Business Institute (SBI), the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), and the International Council for Small Business (ICSB).
In addition to his business career, Dr. Hagar has served as a member of faculty at several institutions of higher education, including Holy Cross College (Notre Dame), Trine University, and the University of Saint Francis. He also hosted Your Business Matters, a small business–focused radio show and podcast for more than a decade and is the author of Small Fortunes – the Acquisition Entrepreneur’s Guide to Buying a Profitable Small Business.
A passionate advocate for entrepreneurs, Mark previously chaired the Indiana Leadership Council for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), representing small business owners before state and federal legislators. He currently serves as President of the Allen County, Indiana Economic Development
Commission.
As a broker, Mark specializes in industrial, manufacturing, and distribution firms, with particular expertise in special situations, distressed assets, and complex transitions where experience, creativity and discretion are central to success.