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Dayton, Ohio
Affiliated Broker
Gerry Chadwick, CBI
About the Company
Whether you are looking for businesses for sale or to sell your own business, Sunbelt of Southwest Ohio can help guide you through the business sale process and highlight some of the business opportunities in Southwest Ohio.
Sunbelt of Southwest Ohio offers you both the expertise and reach of the worlds largest business brokerage firm with insights and knowledge of the local market.
Sunbelt of Southwest Ohio is owned by Gerry Chadwick and Roland Rapp, both Dayton natives and is one of over 350 offices worldwide of the Sunbelt Network.
The Sunbelt Network sold over 4,500 businesses last year alone and our clients have over 2,000 brokers working on their behalf. Being a part of the worldwide network is important since over 40 percent of business buyers come from outside of the local market.
Sunbelt has been rated the top business brokerage firm every year since 1995. The January 2005 edition of Entrepreneur Magazine ranked us the preeminent business brokerage firm also.
Contact us today and find out why Sunbelt of Southwest Ohio is the place to buy or sell a business.
Broker Biography
Areas Served
Business For Sale Listings
Cash Flow: $236,257
Dayton, OH
View Details Highly Profitable Auto Body Franchise in a High Traffic Dayton Area
This shop has operated from the same high-traffic Dayton corridor for over 40 years, a testament to a location that puts 20,000 vehicles past the front door every day. The team is tenured, skilled, and largely self-sufficient on the floor.The business has built a niche so well-defined that the competition feeds it. Rather than chasing insurance-driven collision work, this location has cornered a segment of direct-to-consumer, smaller, fast-turn jobs that most shops consider too much hassle to take on themselves. Competing shops actively refer this work out rather than attempt it, and with no relationship cultivation or outbound effort of any kind, nearly 20% of leads today come in through pure competitor referrals. Customer loyalty runs deep as well, with heavy repeat customers and lots of referrals coming from the existing customer base.The shop runs on a Less
Cash Flow: $97,070
Hamilton Co., OH
View Details Fully Booked Dog Salon in an affluent market with recurring revenue an
This is a rare opportunity to acquire an established, highly profitable dog grooming salon serving one of Cincinnati's most affluent residential corridors. Fully booked four days a week with a four-week-plus waitlist for new clients; this business comes with real estate included, a trained and tenured team, and proven systems already in place. Here are the top investment highlights for this business: The business is open only four days a week. With a trained team and loyal clientele already in place, expanding into the remaining three days is a low-risk, high-upside growth lever available on day 1. The business is booked solid four days a week, with a routine waitlist of four weeks or more, signaling demand that exceeds current capacity. Highly profitable as run today, with margin upside still on the table. The affluent clientele that this business services Less
Cincinnati, OH
View Details UNDER CONTRACT- Product Design & Small-Batch Manufacturing Shop
The Company is a Cincinnati-based metal fabrication and powder-coating manufacturer that produces two separate product lines in the natural gas tooling and miscellaneous part manufacturing, POS displays and products in the home-improvement retail sector. Additionally, the business can effectively act as an outsourced R&D and rapid-prototyping department for any fabrication solutions. With more than 8,000 consumer tested and iterated CAD designs, field-tested innovation processes, and a solution-driven Product Development Officer who has spent decades building products directly alongside end users, the Company enables a buyer to skip years of product development and immediately add a fully functioning R&D engine to their organization. The Company also benefits from a young, skilled workforce with long tenure, supported by an internal process for developing Less
Kate Vriner joined Sunbelt in 2016 and was named the President of Sunbelt Business Advisors of Southwest Ohio in 2024, where she is a pivotal leader. With expertise in manufacturing, transportation, logistics, IT, distribution, and commercial services, Kate is deeply committed to advocating for business owners and matching them with the ideal buyers for their businesses. Her credentials as a certified business intermediary and certified exit planning advisor underscore her dedication and proficiency in the field. Beyond her professional achievements, Kate is a passionate advocate for youth sports. In 2021, she founded Everybody Plays Ohio, a nonprofit organization focused on removing financial barriers to sports participation for children. Outside of work, Kate enjoys time with her husband Mike, their daughters Rita and Evelyn, and their family dog Belle. Whether she’s cheering at her kids’ sporting events, exploring new travel destinations, diving into a good book, or staying active, Kate embodies a well-rounded and dynamic lifestyle.
My commitment: Safeguard the value you’ve created, elevate performance in the years leading to exit, and deliver outcomes that honor your long-term vision and personal legacy. As a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) with over 25 years of business leadership in finance, markets, and strategic operations across large, mid-sized, and small enterprises, I partner with small to medium-sized business owners to master the financial, operational, and strategic complexities of a successful ownership transition. In senior leadership roles, I’ve spearheaded transformative initiatives, rebuilt mission-critical systems, fortified organizational structures, and driven market-share growth in fiercely competitive landscapes. This depth of experience enables me to rapidly identify bottlenecks, unlock hidden value, and build buyer-ready companies that command premium valuations. My approach fuses strategic foresight, rigorous financial analysis, operational discipline, and cross-industry leadership into actionable plans tailored to your unique goals. Whether you’re preparing for sale, enhancing enterprise attractiveness, or navigating the emotional and financial nuances of transition, I provide principled, execution-focused guidance grounded in real-world results.
As a Sunbelt M&A Advisor and Chief Growth Officer at FocalPoint Advisory Services, I combine diverse skillset with the proven FocalPoint process to uncover possibilities & unlock freedom for business leaders considering a strategic transaction - sale, acquisition, capital raise, joint venture, strategic alliance. By uncovering potholes, optimizing your company's value, and developing solid execution plans we give owners the peace of mind they deserve. As a Sunbelt Network M&A Advisor, I can also see your transaction through to successful completion. Provides both strategic and fractional CXO services in support of these goals. Identify Your Potholes: Just as potholes can interfere with a pleasant drive, they can interfere with an easy transition of a business. As potholes are identified, there are two ways to deal with them. We can repair them, or avoid them. Maximize Your Company’s Value: Boost your company’s short-term earnings & maximizing long-term value. Increasing your company’s value is all about increasing profitability, cash flows, and efficiency. A high-value business demands a premium price during a sale and makes an attractive partner for acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, or when capital needs to be raised. Build Your Transaction Plan: Making sure your business is in proper shape to gain maximum value from a transaction. Improving your financial records, customer base, and other factors will make the business more successful. Then we determine the value of your business and price it appropriately Complete Your Transaction: Through my relationship with Sunbelt Network, I can see your sale or acquisition through to final completion. We would work together through every step of the process - from initial listing to final agreement.
Roland Rapp has worked for Dayton area Mergers and Acquisitions firms for over 18 years. Mr. Rapp has been responsible for a variety of tasks including business development and sourcing new companies for sale; identifying potential buyers from relevant industry sources & personal contacts; assessing strategic fit between buyers and sellers; managing negotiations and final contracts; finding funding sources, and developing corporate valuations that determine sale value and future profit potential. Sold $8M Tool & Die Shop, $5M Auto Salvage, $4.3M Manufacturer, $2.4M HVAC Service Co., $1.8M Roofing Co., $1.8M Sign Manufacturer, $1.5M Golf Course, $1.1M Professional Services, $1.1M Car Wash Mr. Rapp has many years of business experience which includes CFO of a service company, Director of Mergers & Acquisitions for a Healthcare company and Principal of a corporate finance consulting business.
As a certified business broker, I'm a member of a team with 50+ years of M&A experience servicing Greater Dayton, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. We not only confidentially guide individuals through the process of buying and selling businesses, but we also help owners develop exit strategies to ensure that the value of their business and their retirement needs are in line. Please visit www.sunbeltofmiamivalley.com to learn more!
