SP Capital
SP Capital LLC

Operator.
Builder.
Investor.

I enjoy helping small businesses create their goals and set plans to achieve them through planning, measuring and adapting. Goals can be succession, growth, selling or as simple as wanting more clarity on certain aspects of your business.

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Steven Parks, founder of SP Capital
25+ yrsBuilding, running and selling companies
Successful exitsTo private, private equity and public company buyers
All sidesOwner, operator, advisor and investor

Who I work with

Good businesses looking to streamline, create growth strategies and maximize value, or plan a succession or exit.

Most of the owners I talk to built something real. They also can be stretched thin, exhausted or wondering what comes next.

Owners planning what's next

Succession, a partial sale, or getting the business ready to sell at the right number.

Owners ready to grow

Demand is there. The systems, people and capital to chase it aren't yet.

Leaders in a scattered niche

Lots of small, good operators and no economy of scale. Together they can be worth more than apart and there are ways to achieve this.

Industries I know

Manufacturing, dealer and distribution networks, the trades, and specialty service businesses.

How I work

Advise. Build. Partner.

Every relationship starts small. Each step earns the next one, and you can stop at any step. Once we learn an owner's goal, we lay out a simple step-by-step plan to achieve it, and bring in specialists from my network as needed.

STEP 1

Advise

Find out what the owner's goal is, then put a plan in place to achieve it.

  • Profit by product, customer and crew
  • Reporting you can run the business on
  • A leadership rhythm that sticks
STEP 2

Build

Run the business like a company with systems, metrics and personnel structure to profitably achieve goals.

  • Systems, pricing and the right people in the right seats around a proper budget
  • Dealer and sales channel growth
  • Add-on acquisitions
STEP 3

Partner

When it fits, I invest. That can be a buy-in, a majority deal, or joining several owners into one larger company.

  • Take cash off the table now
  • Roll equity into something bigger
  • Share in a larger exit later

What to expect

I've sat in your chair.

I've sold to private equity and to a public company. I've seen what good partners look like, and what bad ones cost. You'll leave with a clear plan to build value and reach your goals.

Straight talk

You'll hear what I see in your numbers, good and bad, before anything gets started.

Your people matter

The team and the name you built are part of the value. A plan always works around the team.

Deals that stay fair

Clear roles, clear governance and no surprises after closing. I'll help you avoid some of the mistakes others have made when entering a transaction.

An operator, not a spreadsheet

I've run crews, sold product and built the systems. I'll roll up my sleeves with you to get results.

Let's talk about your business.

No pitch deck needed. A phone call is usually the best first step.

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