Buying a $1.6m Business for the Inventory Value
19 October 2025

Buying a $1.6m Business for the Inventory Value

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Undeterred by self doubt, Danyelle Nys bought a $400k SDE business at a fantastic price. She's grown it 25% in year one.

Topics in Danyelle’s interview:

    Working in her family’s asphalt businessLearning about ETA from a masterclassHiring a coach for the search processBuying a business for the price of inventory + working capitalThe seller was running it remotelyRaising prices and salaries after acquisitionDealing with an obstinate commercial landlordMoving 14,000 sq ft of inventory to a new warehouseHiring her mom as the bookkeeper“F*** your mood. Follow the plan.”

References and how to contact Danyelle:

    LinkedInDecorus Home StagingKyle Boyden & Jake Furfaro on Acquiring Minds: Stacking Small Acquisitions to $5m in Revenue

Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business:

    Email Nick Akers at nick@inzotechnologies.com, and tell him you’re a searcher

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

    The Acquisition Lab

Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

    Pioneer Capital Advisory

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

    See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on Twitter

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron