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210 W Main St.,
Ottawa, Illinois 61350
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About the Company
Leading Edge Business Brokers was founded by Dana Jennings in 2017 after a diverse background in owning, operating, building, buying, and selling businesses.
After a long exhausting search for a broker that Dana was comfortable with when it was time for his last exit, he realized what his next professional path was leading too. The non-responsiveness, the lack of business experience, and the lack of personality were all issues that he ran into when searching for a broker. So he made it his personal mission, to provide the best level of service out of any broker in the area by using his skillsets that were developed throughout his time as a United States Marine, a Firefighter/EMT, and owning and operating many businesses in many different arena's. His experience extends from service-based businesses, to retail, ecommerce, SaaS, and many others. Within those businesses, he experienced acquisitions, exits, scaling, start-up and just about any challenge that you can run into when operating a business.
Broker Biography
Introduction
Dana founded Leading Edge Business Brokers with a wealth of business expertise and has proven himself valuable in the mergers and acquisitions and brokerage world.
Before opening the doors to Leading Edge, Dana served 4.5 years in the United States Marine Corps as an MP. He then became a full time firefighter in his hometown, but experienced a career ending injury. Beginning shortly after getting out of the Marine Corps, Dana began his entrepreneurial journey, where he owned and operated a franchised disaster restoration company where he substantially built revenue, and successfully executed an exit strategy. Dana also owned multiple car washes, ecommerce stores, 2 fitness centers, and a portfolio of real estate that varies from vacation condos, long term rental townhomes, building new residential homes and buying and selling homes after remodel for profit. Dana was a franchise consultant for large franchisor, and assisted in getting a software company start-up off the ground.
So needless to say, Dana is well seasoned in the business world, and felt like he could serve others best in the brokerage realm. When Dana isn’t working, you’ll find him spending time with his wife, Kari, and son, Isaac, and typically coaching his son's soccer team, or just enjoying family time together fishing and boating in their favorite place, Bull Shoals AR.
Services Provided
Leading Edge Business Brokers provides services to anyone considering buying or selling a business. We are happy to answer any questions about these activities including pricing and valuation issues, exit strategies, business financing or any other subjects related to the purchase or sale of a business.
Over the years we have created a vast network of buyers, and often sell businesses without taking them to the market. Give us a call or shoot us an email today to discuss your situation. We look forward to helping you.
Areas Served
Licensed In
- Illinois — License number 310001726
Professional Affiliations
IBBA
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