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Chad Rice

Business Transaction Advisor at LINK Business Pennsylvania East

Location undisclosed Website (717) 740-5496
Updated September 2026

About

Chad Rice serves as a Business Transaction Advisor at LINK Business Pennsylvania East. He develops diversified growth plans targeting sustainable long-term profitability. His portfolio strategies focus on expanding market segments, increasing market share, and raising enterprise value. His family's small-business history and friends' growth, succession, and exit challenges prompted his transition from corporate work. He emphasizes ethical and professional standards when supporting owners with growth, acquisitions, and exit planning. He brings more than 20 years of experience, including leadership roles in small/mid-size companies and Fortune 200 businesses. His industry background spans automotive, packaging, appliance, and medical device companies. He participated in several M&A transactions and led Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and General Management teams. He holds a BS and an MBA. He also holds 12 United States patents.

Who is a good fit for Chad Rice

  • Owners seeking growth strategies that expand market reach and increase enterprise value.
  • Business owners preparing for acquisitions, succession, or an eventual exit.
  • Owners of automotive, packaging, appliance, or medical device businesses seeking an advisor with leadership experience in those industries.

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Chad Rice brings leadership experience across automotive, packaging, appliance, and medical device companies. He worked within organizations ranging from small/mid-size businesses to Fortune 200 companies. He also participated in several M&A transactions.

Chad Rice develops diversified growth plans focused on sustainable long-term profitability. He draws on portfolio strategy experience to pursue market expansion and increased enterprise value. He supports acquisition and exit planning with an emphasis on ethical and professional standards.

Chad Rice holds a BS, an MBA, and 12 United States patents. He brings more than 20 years of experience across multiple industries. He has led teams in Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and General Management.

Chad Rice began transitioning from corporate work after seeing friends and family struggle with growth and succession planning. He also draws on his family's long history of small-business ownership.

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