ppWe’re always looking for bEntrepreneurs Through Acquisition (’ETA’): /b motivated, ambitious and talented mid-career professionals and/or entrepreneurs ready to take the next big career step - without building the company from scratch. /p h3About Us /h3 pIt all starts with a huge problem SMBs are facing. /p pAs the overall age of the western population increases, bmicro and small businesses are struggling with succession planning /b. Retiring owners often don’t have relatives to pass on their small family business to and exit opportunities to third-parties of employees are rare. Consequently, bthe majority of them are shutting /b down endangering millions of jobs. /p pIn Italy, our first geography of interest, nearly 80%, meaning 4 out of 5 companies below €10M in revenue, will shut down because of a loss of continuity. We’re talking about a huge know-how that won’t be transferred and tens of thousands of employees that will be sent home. /p pThis is why ate’re building a btech platform which: /b /p ullibAcquires these small businesses whose founders are retiring /b /liliGives the majority of the shares back to the employees /liliSupports these companies in creating a bridge to a solid and scalable future /li /ul pbA few insights about the companies we're targeting: /b /p ulliUp to b€5M in revenue /b; /lilib10%+ Ebitda /b margin; /lilibB2b /b, services and manufacturing; /liliBased in bItaly /b; /liliOwner looking for bretirement /b; /liliNo consumer, distressed companies or turnarounds. /li /ul h3Who we’re looking for /h3 pWe’re looking for an bEntrepreneur Through Acquisition (’ETA’): /b A motivated, ambitious and talented mid-career professional and/or entrepreneur ready to take the next big career step - without building the company from scratch.



/p pAs Equis acquires these SMBs, we offer experienced executives a bstructured opportunity to become an entrepreneur through acquisition /b while having the support of a bpowerful tech platform and an internal ecosystem /b made of business experts with great expertise. /p pThe bpartnership /b between Equis and the successful candidate extends beyond an employment/employer contractual relationship and will be bdefined by several agreements /b, willing to turn the candidate into the CEO and new entrepreneur of an acquired company. /p pOur selection process is bhighly competitive /b and includes bseveral interviews /b, bcase assignments /b and bpersonality assessments /b. /p pbResponsibilities /b /p ulliBased on your experience, we will define together bthe company that best suits your experience /b, where you’ll become CEO and new entrepreneur (or if you have identified a target company, we can match it with capital); /liliDefinition of the bgrowth strategy /b of the company, with a 120-day plan and a longer term view, with a goal to grow at least double digit both revenue and ebitda, yoy; /liliCreation of a culture that embraces binnovation and digital transformation /b; /liliTotal review of the bproduct and service offerings, strategy,



positioning and gaps identification /b; /liliIdentification and development of bgeographical expansions and other value creation opportunities /b; /liliPreserve a bprofitable growth /b while looking for automation and efficiencies improvement. /li /ul pbRequirements /b /p ulliMin. 3+ years in bleadership roles /b managing a team of cross-functional employees; /liliA previous full and demonstrated bPL responsibility /b; /liliLived and worked in bItaly /b for at least 3 years; /liliFluent in bItalian /b and bEnglish /b. /li /ul pbNice-to-have requirements /b /p ulliExperience managing and operating an SME; /liliOwner, Founder or Co-founder of a Startup; /liliExperience in Business development on multiple countries; /liliExperience in International expansion; /liliExperience in successful Business transformation; /liliConsulting experience from a top consulting firm (Bain Company, McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group); /liliExecutive MBA (EMBA) or MBA from a top tier business school (IESE, Insead, HEC Paris, LBS, IMD). /li /ul pbWhat we offer /b /p ulliSalary: up to €80k at day 1, based on the company size, subject to fast growth depending on how fast goals are reached; /lilifrom 5% to 8% after a few months; /liliup to 25%+ in 10 years; /liliand up to 60%+ in 20 years, based on results; /liliStart date: based on the acquisition timeline, we’re hiring on a continuous basis; /liliGeography: Italy, precise location based on the company HQ, on-site; /liliType of job: tempo pieno. /li /ul pbWhy Equis and not a search fund or another type of SME /b /p ulliWe buy the company providing the capital and make it available immediately; /liliTangible salary from day 1; /liliNo search period, hit the ground running immediately; /liliMajority shares in the long term; /li /ul /p #J-18808-Ljbffr

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