{"id":8,"date":"2014-08-14T17:08:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T17:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artbees.net\/themes\/jupiter\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2015-08-06T00:41:31","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T00:41:31","slug":"homepage-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.colesbaygroup.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dream Big, Start Small<\/div>
We are a group of entrepreneurs focused on small businesses with big potential<\/div><\/div>
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Our Culture
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\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Ethics above all else<\/p>\n

\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0True long-term perspective<\/p>\n

\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Win-win situations for all stakeholders<\/p>\n

\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Reasonableness and pragmatism<\/p>\n

\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Creativity and love of ideas<\/p>\n

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\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Frugality on non-ROI expenses<\/p>\n

\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Prudence with capital<\/p>\n

\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0No egos allowed<\/p>\n

\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Happy employees = happy customers = happy investors<\/p>\n

\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Dream big, start small<\/p>\n

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Operations\u00a0Strategy<\/span><\/span><\/h2>
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The Coles Bay Group\u00a0takes a very simple but patient approach to ownership transitions:<\/p>\n

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STABILIZE<\/div><\/div>

\u2022 Retain founders for short but well-orchestrated transition\r\n
\r\n\u2022 Assure stakeholders it\u2019s \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d\r\n
\r\n\u2022 Stand up CFO-caliber financial tools and analyses\r\n
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OBSERVE<\/div><\/div>

\u2022 Learn operations inside-out\r\n
\r\n\u2022 Get to know all key constituents\r\n
\r\n\u2022 Assess team\u2019s strengths and weaknesses\r\n
\r\n\u2022 Study cases for and against various growth avenues\r\n
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BUILD<\/div><\/div>

\u2022 Strengthen team with realigned executive
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\r\n\u2022 Develop incentive plan\r\n
\r\n\u2022 Prepare sales & marketing platform\r\n
\r\n\u2022 Implement strong business processes\r\n
\r\n\u2022 Deleverage business\r\n
\r\n\u2022 Ensure capitalization and liquidity
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Investment Criteria<\/span><\/h2>
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We are primarily focused on opportunities meeting the following criteria…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Small, privately-held operating companies with $0.5-1.5MM EBITDA<\/p>\n

\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Founder\/owner succession buyout<\/p>\n

\"list-check\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Owner(s) willing to help in active management transition<\/p>\n

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The Coles Bay Group is generally industry agnostic and very open minded. We\u00a0would look at any worthwhile investment
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is your business a good fit for the coles bay group?<\/span><\/h2>
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We’d love to hear from you…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Team<\/span><\/h2>
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OPERATING PRINCIPALS<\/span><\/h3>
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