Alex
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90% of startups fail.
But there are millions of profitable businesses whose owners want to retire.
Introducing Searchers.com - a podcast about buying companies instead of building them from scratch.
Episode 1 with Joseph Heieck is live. 🎧
But there are millions of profitable businesses whose owners want to retire.
Introducing Searchers.com - a podcast about buying companies instead of building them from scratch.
Episode 1 with Joseph Heieck is live. 🎧
October 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
90% of startups fail.
But there are millions of profitable businesses whose owners want to retire.
Introducing Searchers.com - a podcast about buying companies instead of building them from scratch.
Episode 1 with Joseph Heieck is live. 🎧
But there are millions of profitable businesses whose owners want to retire.
Introducing Searchers.com - a podcast about buying companies instead of building them from scratch.
Episode 1 with Joseph Heieck is live. 🎧
Love this SBA tweak for add-ons. 🚨 As of 9/30 (Notice 5000-872764), the 7(a) “same geographic area” rule is gone. If acquirer + target share the same 6-digit NAICS, 100% financing can still qualify. Cleaner path for roll-ups across regions.
#ETA #BuyABusiness #SearchFund
#ETA #BuyABusiness #SearchFund
October 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Love this SBA tweak for add-ons. 🚨 As of 9/30 (Notice 5000-872764), the 7(a) “same geographic area” rule is gone. If acquirer + target share the same 6-digit NAICS, 100% financing can still qualify. Cleaner path for roll-ups across regions.
#ETA #BuyABusiness #SearchFund
#ETA #BuyABusiness #SearchFund
Industry selection does more work than post-close hustle. Choose painkillers over vitamins: embedded, recurring, mission-critical spend that survives headwinds—even at a higher multiple.
October 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Industry selection does more work than post-close hustle. Choose painkillers over vitamins: embedded, recurring, mission-critical spend that survives headwinds—even at a higher multiple.
QoE is downside insurance, not a checkbox. Underpay on diligence → overpay in surprises. Verify revenue quality, cohorts/churn, NWC seasonality, and concentration. If you can’t validate it, don’t lever it.
October 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
QoE is downside insurance, not a checkbox. Underpay on diligence → overpay in surprises. Verify revenue quality, cohorts/churn, NWC seasonality, and concentration. If you can’t validate it, don’t lever it.
SMBs aren’t fragile by default - leverage makes them so. At ~80% debt, small misses become solvency problems. Build resilience first: must-have revenue, sticky customers, cash buffer, covenant headroom.
#ETA #BuyABusiness #SearchFund
#ETA #BuyABusiness #SearchFund
October 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
SMBs aren’t fragile by default - leverage makes them so. At ~80% debt, small misses become solvency problems. Build resilience first: must-have revenue, sticky customers, cash buffer, covenant headroom.
#ETA #BuyABusiness #SearchFund
#ETA #BuyABusiness #SearchFund
The first broker call I took, I tried to impress with smart questions. Now I know: brokers just want to see I can close. Serious, reliable, not a tire-kicker. That credibility compounds.
#searchfunds #ETA
#searchfunds #ETA
September 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The first broker call I took, I tried to impress with smart questions. Now I know: brokers just want to see I can close. Serious, reliable, not a tire-kicker. That credibility compounds.
#searchfunds #ETA
#searchfunds #ETA
When I first looked at “off-market” deals, I thought I’d found a shortcut.
Turns out:
→ Half the time, the seller wasn’t even sure they wanted to sell.
→ I spent weeks playing advisor + buyer.
Now? I’d rather go brokered. Cleaner, faster, less frustration.
#ETA #SearchFund #BuyABusiness
Turns out:
→ Half the time, the seller wasn’t even sure they wanted to sell.
→ I spent weeks playing advisor + buyer.
Now? I’d rather go brokered. Cleaner, faster, less frustration.
#ETA #SearchFund #BuyABusiness
September 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When I first looked at “off-market” deals, I thought I’d found a shortcut.
Turns out:
→ Half the time, the seller wasn’t even sure they wanted to sell.
→ I spent weeks playing advisor + buyer.
Now? I’d rather go brokered. Cleaner, faster, less frustration.
#ETA #SearchFund #BuyABusiness
Turns out:
→ Half the time, the seller wasn’t even sure they wanted to sell.
→ I spent weeks playing advisor + buyer.
Now? I’d rather go brokered. Cleaner, faster, less frustration.
#ETA #SearchFund #BuyABusiness
I used to think “asset-light” was the golden rule in ETA.
Then I saw asset-heavy businesses outperform — when the spend built real moats instead of money pits. 🏗️ The trick is spotting that difference before you buy.
mineolasearchpartners.com/2025/07/31/r...
#ETA #SearchFunds #Acquisitions
Then I saw asset-heavy businesses outperform — when the spend built real moats instead of money pits. 🏗️ The trick is spotting that difference before you buy.
mineolasearchpartners.com/2025/07/31/r...
#ETA #SearchFunds #Acquisitions
Rethinking Asset Intensity in Search Fund Acquisitions
Listen to this Blog Post https://anchor.fm/s/4ef778f0/podcast/rss The vast majority of Search Funds seek to acquire businesses that are both “asset-light” and “capital-light”. That is, companies that…
mineolasearchpartners.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I used to think “asset-light” was the golden rule in ETA.
Then I saw asset-heavy businesses outperform — when the spend built real moats instead of money pits. 🏗️ The trick is spotting that difference before you buy.
mineolasearchpartners.com/2025/07/31/r...
#ETA #SearchFunds #Acquisitions
Then I saw asset-heavy businesses outperform — when the spend built real moats instead of money pits. 🏗️ The trick is spotting that difference before you buy.
mineolasearchpartners.com/2025/07/31/r...
#ETA #SearchFunds #Acquisitions
The small business market just got harder to navigate 📉
Prices are dipping, SBA loans are trickier, and sellers aren’t quick to finance.
But recession-proof businesses? They’re selling fast.
#ETA #SearchFunds #SmallBusinessForSale #SBA
Source: www.bizbuysell.com/insight-report
Prices are dipping, SBA loans are trickier, and sellers aren’t quick to finance.
But recession-proof businesses? They’re selling fast.
#ETA #SearchFunds #SmallBusinessForSale #SBA
Source: www.bizbuysell.com/insight-report
August 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The small business market just got harder to navigate 📉
Prices are dipping, SBA loans are trickier, and sellers aren’t quick to finance.
But recession-proof businesses? They’re selling fast.
#ETA #SearchFunds #SmallBusinessForSale #SBA
Source: www.bizbuysell.com/insight-report
Prices are dipping, SBA loans are trickier, and sellers aren’t quick to finance.
But recession-proof businesses? They’re selling fast.
#ETA #SearchFunds #SmallBusinessForSale #SBA
Source: www.bizbuysell.com/insight-report
If you’re buying an online business in 2025, here’s the plot twist:
📈 $100K+ deals +40% YoY
🚀 YouTube, Ecommerce, AI SaaS = booming
📉 Content sites = -37%
The market is betting on resilience & brand—not yesterday’s SEO tricks.
flippa.com/blog/online-...
#ETA #SearchFunds
📈 $100K+ deals +40% YoY
🚀 YouTube, Ecommerce, AI SaaS = booming
📉 Content sites = -37%
The market is betting on resilience & brand—not yesterday’s SEO tricks.
flippa.com/blog/online-...
#ETA #SearchFunds
August 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If you’re buying an online business in 2025, here’s the plot twist:
📈 $100K+ deals +40% YoY
🚀 YouTube, Ecommerce, AI SaaS = booming
📉 Content sites = -37%
The market is betting on resilience & brand—not yesterday’s SEO tricks.
flippa.com/blog/online-...
#ETA #SearchFunds
📈 $100K+ deals +40% YoY
🚀 YouTube, Ecommerce, AI SaaS = booming
📉 Content sites = -37%
The market is betting on resilience & brand—not yesterday’s SEO tricks.
flippa.com/blog/online-...
#ETA #SearchFunds
New listing alert: Own a cash-flowing mountain retreat 💸⛰️
Blue Ridge, GA agritourism biz + real estate
— Asking: $1.875M
— Cash flow: $600K
— Events + lodging on ~3 acres
www.bizbuysell.com/business-opp... 😍
#ETA #Searchers #SmallBizAcquisition
Blue Ridge, GA agritourism biz + real estate
— Asking: $1.875M
— Cash flow: $600K
— Events + lodging on ~3 acres
www.bizbuysell.com/business-opp... 😍
#ETA #Searchers #SmallBizAcquisition
August 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
New listing alert: Own a cash-flowing mountain retreat 💸⛰️
Blue Ridge, GA agritourism biz + real estate
— Asking: $1.875M
— Cash flow: $600K
— Events + lodging on ~3 acres
www.bizbuysell.com/business-opp... 😍
#ETA #Searchers #SmallBizAcquisition
Blue Ridge, GA agritourism biz + real estate
— Asking: $1.875M
— Cash flow: $600K
— Events + lodging on ~3 acres
www.bizbuysell.com/business-opp... 😍
#ETA #Searchers #SmallBizAcquisition
🏗️ What if you earned $1.1M/year working 5 hours a week?
This kitchen & bath business runs across multiple states.
📈 Growth in custom closets
🧑💼 Strong team in place
💰 Asking $4.75M → ~4× SDE
Plenty of room to scale.
🔗 dub.sh/q1abie1
#ETA #ConstructionBiz #BuyABusiness
This kitchen & bath business runs across multiple states.
📈 Growth in custom closets
🧑💼 Strong team in place
💰 Asking $4.75M → ~4× SDE
Plenty of room to scale.
🔗 dub.sh/q1abie1
#ETA #ConstructionBiz #BuyABusiness
www.bizbuysell.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🏗️ What if you earned $1.1M/year working 5 hours a week?
This kitchen & bath business runs across multiple states.
📈 Growth in custom closets
🧑💼 Strong team in place
💰 Asking $4.75M → ~4× SDE
Plenty of room to scale.
🔗 dub.sh/q1abie1
#ETA #ConstructionBiz #BuyABusiness
This kitchen & bath business runs across multiple states.
📈 Growth in custom closets
🧑💼 Strong team in place
💰 Asking $4.75M → ~4× SDE
Plenty of room to scale.
🔗 dub.sh/q1abie1
#ETA #ConstructionBiz #BuyABusiness
🦷 Curious what a $9K/month content business looks like?
This 10-year-old dental website earns nearly passive income with 99% margins.
💡 Steady cash flow, clean setup
📈 Traffic + revenue jumped in July
Asking $325K → ~3× profit
🔗 dub.sh/GFQBBAo
#ETA #ContentBusiness #Flippa
This 10-year-old dental website earns nearly passive income with 99% margins.
💡 Steady cash flow, clean setup
📈 Traffic + revenue jumped in July
Asking $325K → ~3× profit
🔗 dub.sh/GFQBBAo
#ETA #ContentBusiness #Flippa
Website | Health and Beauty - Website listed on Flippa
10-Year Industry-Leading Dental Website | $10K+ Stable Monthly Cash-Flow | Explosive Traffic & Revenue Growth in July 2025 | Buy This Profitable Business Today
dub.sh
August 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🦷 Curious what a $9K/month content business looks like?
This 10-year-old dental website earns nearly passive income with 99% margins.
💡 Steady cash flow, clean setup
📈 Traffic + revenue jumped in July
Asking $325K → ~3× profit
🔗 dub.sh/GFQBBAo
#ETA #ContentBusiness #Flippa
This 10-year-old dental website earns nearly passive income with 99% margins.
💡 Steady cash flow, clean setup
📈 Traffic + revenue jumped in July
Asking $325K → ~3× profit
🔗 dub.sh/GFQBBAo
#ETA #ContentBusiness #Flippa
🔥 Curious what a $1M/year business costs?
This Florida charter bus company has school & sports contracts, staff in place, and 15+ yrs of ops. Owner retiring. Asking $4.7M → ~4.7× SDE. Price high, but may include real estate + strong contracts.
🔗 dub.sh/Z5PTLSe
This Florida charter bus company has school & sports contracts, staff in place, and 15+ yrs of ops. Owner retiring. Asking $4.7M → ~4.7× SDE. Price high, but may include real estate + strong contracts.
🔗 dub.sh/Z5PTLSe
August 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🔥 Curious what a $1M/year business costs?
This Florida charter bus company has school & sports contracts, staff in place, and 15+ yrs of ops. Owner retiring. Asking $4.7M → ~4.7× SDE. Price high, but may include real estate + strong contracts.
🔗 dub.sh/Z5PTLSe
This Florida charter bus company has school & sports contracts, staff in place, and 15+ yrs of ops. Owner retiring. Asking $4.7M → ~4.7× SDE. Price high, but may include real estate + strong contracts.
🔗 dub.sh/Z5PTLSe
Not every LOI makes it to closing… and here’s why. 🤝➡️❌ From unexpected financial findings to earnings misses, more deals are crumbling before they even get to the finish line.
Axial’s latest report reveals the top deal killers of 2024: www.axial.net/forum/dead-d... #searchfunds
Axial’s latest report reveals the top deal killers of 2024: www.axial.net/forum/dead-d... #searchfunds
www.axial.net
March 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Not every LOI makes it to closing… and here’s why. 🤝➡️❌ From unexpected financial findings to earnings misses, more deals are crumbling before they even get to the finish line.
Axial’s latest report reveals the top deal killers of 2024: www.axial.net/forum/dead-d... #searchfunds
Axial’s latest report reveals the top deal killers of 2024: www.axial.net/forum/dead-d... #searchfunds
Business buying boom! 🚀 Individual buyers are flooding the market, driving up prices—small business sale prices rose 3% in 2024 📈. What’s fueling the surge? 🤔 Dive into the latest insights from Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...
#BusinessBuying #Entrepreneurship #M&A
#BusinessBuying #Entrepreneurship #M&A
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March 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Business buying boom! 🚀 Individual buyers are flooding the market, driving up prices—small business sale prices rose 3% in 2024 📈. What’s fueling the surge? 🤔 Dive into the latest insights from Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...
#BusinessBuying #Entrepreneurship #M&A
#BusinessBuying #Entrepreneurship #M&A
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How important is a post-close sales plan?
ETA searchers often underestimate improving sales function at the outset of the investment, says Dustin Sellers at Next Coast Legacy.
Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@SearchParty...
#eta #sales #privateequity #acquisition
youtube.com/shorts/LnR2_...
ETA searchers often underestimate improving sales function at the outset of the investment, says Dustin Sellers at Next Coast Legacy.
Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@SearchParty...
#eta #sales #privateequity #acquisition
youtube.com/shorts/LnR2_...
How important is a post close sales plan?
YouTube video by Search Party
youtube.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
How important is a post-close sales plan?
ETA searchers often underestimate improving sales function at the outset of the investment, says Dustin Sellers at Next Coast Legacy.
Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@SearchParty...
#eta #sales #privateequity #acquisition
youtube.com/shorts/LnR2_...
ETA searchers often underestimate improving sales function at the outset of the investment, says Dustin Sellers at Next Coast Legacy.
Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@SearchParty...
#eta #sales #privateequity #acquisition
youtube.com/shorts/LnR2_...
Looking to buy an SMB? The BizBuySell 4Q24 Insights Report reveals that deals in manufacturing, tech & construction surged 32% YoY—with tech deals up 74%! ⚙️💻🏗️
Read more: https://www.bizbuysell.com/insight-report/
#SMBAcquisition #searchfund #eta
Read more: https://www.bizbuysell.com/insight-report/
#SMBAcquisition #searchfund #eta
February 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Looking to buy an SMB? The BizBuySell 4Q24 Insights Report reveals that deals in manufacturing, tech & construction surged 32% YoY—with tech deals up 74%! ⚙️💻🏗️
Read more: https://www.bizbuysell.com/insight-report/
#SMBAcquisition #searchfund #eta
Read more: https://www.bizbuysell.com/insight-report/
#SMBAcquisition #searchfund #eta
Attention #searchfund enthusiasts: According to the BizBuySell 4Q24 Insights Report, SMB acquisitions were up 5% in 2024, with deal value soaring 15%! 🚀 Read the entire report: https://www.bizbuysell.com/insight-report/ #eta #smb
February 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Attention #searchfund enthusiasts: According to the BizBuySell 4Q24 Insights Report, SMB acquisitions were up 5% in 2024, with deal value soaring 15%! 🚀 Read the entire report: https://www.bizbuysell.com/insight-report/ #eta #smb
One of my favorite books on ETA:
February 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
One of my favorite books on ETA: