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Entrepreneurs Through Acquisition (’ETA’):

motivated, ambitious and talented mid-career professionals and/or entrepreneurs ready to take the next big career step - without building the company from scratch.

About Us

It all starts with a huge problem SMBs are facing.

As the overall age of the western population increases,

micro and small businesses are struggling with succession planning . 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,

the majority of them are shutting down endangering millions of jobs.

In 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.

This is why ate’re building a tech platform which:

Acquires these small businesses whose founders are retiring

Gives the majority of the shares back to the employees

Supports these companies in creating a bridge to a solid and scalable future A few insights about the companies we're targeting:

Up to

€5M in revenue ;

10%+ Ebitda margin;

B2b , services and manufacturing;

Based in

Italy ;

Owner looking for retirement ;

No consumer, distressed companies or turnarounds.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for an

Entrepreneur Through Acquisition (’ETA’):

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.

As Equis acquires these SMBs, we offer experienced executives a structured opportunity to become an entrepreneur through acquisition while having the support of a powerful tech platform and an internal ecosystem made of business experts with great expertise.

The partnership between Equis and the successful candidate extends beyond an employment/employer contractual relationship and will be defined by several agreements , willing to turn the candidate into the CEO and new entrepreneur of an acquired company.

Our selection process is highly competitive and includes several interviews ,

case assignments and personality assessments .

Responsibilities

Based on your experience, we will define together the company that best suits your experience , where you’ll become CEO and new entrepreneur (or if you have identified a target company, we can match it with capital);

Definition of the growth strategy 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;

Creation of a culture that embraces innovation and digital transformation ;

Total review of the product and service offerings, strategy,



positioning and gaps identification ;

Identification and development of geographical expansions and other value creation opportunities ;

Preserve a profitable growth while looking for automation and efficiencies improvement.

Requirements

Min. 3+ years in leadership roles managing a team of cross-functional employees;

A previous full and demonstrated

P&L; responsibility ;

Lived and worked in

Italy for at least 3 years;

Fluent in

Italian and

English .

Nice-to-have requirements

Experience managing and operating an SME;

Owner, Founder or Co-founder of a Startup;

Experience in Business development on multiple countries;

Experience in International expansion;

Experience in successful Business transformation;

Consulting experience from a top consulting firm (Bain & Company, McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group);

Executive MBA (EMBA) or MBA from a top tier business school (IESE, Insead, HEC Paris, LBS, IMD). xkiyazw

What we offer

Salary: up to €80k at day 1, based on the company size, subject to fast growth depending on how fast goals are reached;

from 5% to 8% after a few months;

up to 25%+ in 10 years;

and up to 60%+ in 20 years, based on results;

Start date: based on the acquisition timeline, we’re hiring on a continuous basis;

Geography: Italy, precise location based on the company HQ, on-site;

Type of job: full time.

Why Equis and not a search fund or another type of SME

We buy the company providing the capital and make it available immediately;

Tangible salary from day 1;

No search period, hit the ground running immediately;

Majority shares in the long term;

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