We specialize in businesses worth $1 million to $10 million across many industries, but have the most experience in the typical “boring business” categories such as home services: plumbing, HVAC, roofing, pest control, etc. We also have helped clients acquire over 200 real estate businesses such as: short term rental, management firms. While these are the most common, there are many exceptions. If the best business we find that meets your criteria is something outside those categories, we do those too.

It’s totally possible to acquire and run many businesses remotely, so this is both a personal preference thing and a case by case thing for each business. Many buyers feel more comfortable being within driving distance or a short flight in case of an emergency, while some sellers are easy either way. Also, businesses have varying levels of owner involvement needed. Some are already set up with key employees and systems that are designed to be ran remotely by the owner, others will require the owner to show up and build out those key functions until it can be ran remotely. Many of our clients have “ability to be ran remotely” as part of their criteria and that’s certainly something we can accommodate if you’d like.

Yes, most of our clients who acquire businesses have other jobs, businesses, or income sources that take some of their time. But as a general rule, you should be able to dedicate at least 20 hrs per week to a newly acquired business for the first year. There will be massive variance in the time required to run it based on each particular business and how streamlined it is already. Some far less, some far more. But this is something we need to nail down when sourcing deals for you. If you cannot dedicate much time, we need to find deals that have a good team, aren’t distressed, and have a seller willing to stay on for a period to ensure a successor operator can be hired and trained to replace them.

While there are never guarantees in any business, we do include 90 days of post acquisition business consulting to assist in a smooth transition of ownership. We advise 1-1 with you on things like: implementing digital marketing strategies, installing more efficient IT systems and processes, adjustments to staffing, and whatever each particular business needs to maximize the chance of success and reduce the time it takes to grow.

Yes, all the businesses we help clients acquire are US business entities. Generally most of our clients are US citizens or permanent residents so they can take advantage of the SBA 7a loan to help fund the deal.

Not at all, in fact most of our clients have only a rough idea of the type and size of business they want to acquire. The amount of capital you have for a deposit will be an important factor, but the first thing we do with each client is your “Deal Thesis” to dial in on what industries, deal size, deal structure, & location will work best for you. Clients gain clarity through the process, not before starting the process.