Very excited to share that I have my first accepted LOI. This is for a heating oil business in MA. Obviously, still a long way to go. A lot can and will happen during DD, but excited to cross another milestone!

Hey all great to be here! Quick intro on me: Former Army Officer, Fortune 50 Management turned real estate investor and began my search 3 years ago. After a failed deal in late 2022, I successfully acquired my current commercial painting company Dave Cole Decorators in October 2023. I'm involved in multiple groups both industry specific and in the ETA world. Happy to share my experiences and learn from others. If you're in search mode I highly recommend the podcast Acquiring Minds as there are invaluable lessons in each episode. I was fortunate to have Will interview me post acquisition that you can check out if interested. Cheers! The Double Life of Owning a Bu… - Acquiring Minds - Apple Podcasts

Hello everyone, very excited to be a part of this group and learn from each of you. I'm an entrepreneur, started my first business in college 20 years ago and had the bug even before then. I'm almost 2 months post exit of a SaaS company my partner and I started in 2015. Consulting for the new owners for a few more weeks and looking forward to wrapping that up. I am NOT a computer guru, my partner was the coder/programmer and I ran all business operations. Been looking pretty regularly for an acquisition since November '24. I have a lovely wife and 4 beautiful kids. Our oldest has health challenges that make every day with her a blessing and also mean it would be ideal for me to find something in the Greater Cincinnati area. I could stretch it to anywhere in Indiana, Ohio or Kentucky if it was the right fit. Buy Box: $2.5 - $10 million purchase price, 20% net margins, 10+ FT employees, 10+ years in business Thanks again to all and rooting for everyone's success!

This Thursday we’ll have a special workshop all about financial diligence and Quality of Earnings (QofE)! With special guests Chloe Barger, Accounting Lecturer at the Auburn University Harbert College of Business, and Caleb Basile from QoE Prep. Post your questions below and come prepared to have your financial minds BLOWN! 🤯

I know we're all using social media in some way, shape, or form. So let's use this thread as an opportunity to add each other. Goals: to improve everyone's engagement, to share ideas, to build closer business/personal relationships, and to stay in touch outside of just Searcher School. I'll go first—will happily add/follow you on any of the following platforms 👋🏻 - LinkedIn - YouTube - Instagram - Facebook Looking forward to connecting! 🙏🏼