Specializing in business transitions for business owners.MPN Inc. provides extensive exit planning services to business owners. We also consult and coach the owners, presidents, CEOs and partners who bear personal responsibility for the organizational success of closely held companies.
employees and the community.
Working with owners, their advisors and their management team, we develop practical plans to prepare companies for successful transitions of ownership. Our engagements include family successions, management buyouts, or preparation and transaction support in sales to a third parties.
Our Experience
MPN Inc. brings more than 30 years of hands-on business ownership and advisory experience to business owners across the country. Our work with presidents, CEOs, and founders spans thousands of consulting engagements, giving us a practical, real-world perspective on what it truly takes to successfully transition a business. While we proudly serve clients nationwide, our deep roots in South Texas—particularly the San Antonio area—have shaped the experience and insight that owners seek us out for when the future of their company is on the line.
John F. Dini, CExP, CEPA, CBEC, CEMC is a nationally recognized authority in exit planning and business transition strategy, known for combining deep practical experience with a disciplined coaching approach. For more than three decades, he has worked closely with privately held business owners, helping them navigate the complexities of ownership, value creation, and long-term transition planning.Over the course of his career, John has spent more than 25,000 hours in direct, face-to-face engagement with entrepreneurs and generational owners, giving him a rare perspective on the financial, operational, and human dimensions of closely held businesses.
In addition to his advisory work, John is a prolific author and educator. He has written four books, including multiple award winners, for owners and advisors on topics related to exit planning, value creation, and decision-making under uncertainty.
John holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Rutgers University, an MBA from Pepperdine, and is uniquely credentialed across the exit planning profession as the first to earn all three major exit planning certifications, along with additional credentials in coaching, behavioral profiling, and management.
What will happen when the Baby Boomers step down from active productivity? The largest, wealthiest, most acquisitive and competitive generation in American history is about to pass the baton. What does that mean to business owners?
Beating the Boomer Bust by John F. Dini
The “Beating the Boomer Bust” eBook, is a collection of articles focused on the unique challenges facing the business community due to the large population of retiring Baby Boomer business owners. It is the product of a year of research, and of fifteen years helping business owners prepare to leave their companies. Small business owners in America are ignoring a tidal wave of change that will leave a few small businesses untouched while wiping many others from the face of the planet.
Your Exit Map: Navigating the Boomer Bust
A Guide to Selling Your Business in a Highly Competitive Market
by John F. Dini
Your Exit Map is an illuminating look at America’s most entrepreneurial generation, and the impending Tsunami of business owners exiting their companies. Richly illustrated in full color with charts, graphs and iconic photos of Boomer history, it provides a detailed guide to controlling the process of a successful business transition.
11 Things
You Absolutely Need To Know About Selling Your Business
by John F. Dini
Selling your business is probably the most significant financial and professional event in your entire life. The process can be intimidating and complex. 11 Things takes you step-by-step though the process of selling your company. Developed though years of “straight from the shoulder” conversations with entrepreneurs, you get the tools you need to prepare, market, and sell your business at the best price.
“In his books and articles, John F. Dini has long been one of the most reliable sources of wisdom for entrepreneurs, especially those preparing to transition out of their companies. With Your Exit Map, he has written another book that manages to be both entertaining and informative. It is a valuable addition to every business owner’s library of exit planning knowledge.”
– Bo Burlingham, contributing writer for Forbes, author of Finish Big, co-founder of Small Giants Society
“John Dini is one of the most capable business advisers I have had the pleasure to work with in my career. He deeply understands the business owners mind, the challenges they face and how to overcome obstacles and challenges that seem daunting. He conveys his knowledge with empathy, professionalism and more than anything else, he delivers results. John Dini gets my highest recommendation for any business owner who is looking to improve their business, their work/life balance or preparing for an exit strategy.”
-Jason Zickerman, President/CEO (Denver, CO)
“After working closely with John for almost two decades, I know that he gets people, and getting people is more of a prerequisite to success in business that understanding numbers and pie charts. His book has been distributed to over 80 of my clients who rave about it. If I had to pick one statement to encapsulate this man’s character it would be “he will always be there to help a brother out…one just needs to ask!”
– Kevin Armstrong, President (Vancouver, Canada)
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