Building a small self-funded searcher cohort

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by a searcher from Georgia Institute of Technology
in New Orleans, LA, USA

1yr ago

Building a small self-funded searcher cohort

Hello Searchfunder community,
I'm a self-funded solo searcher in New Orleans looking to acquire a ~500K SDE small business using a SBA 7a loan. I'm looking to put together a group of up to 5 folks in a similar situation to meet virtually as a cohort every two weeks and to create a WhatsApp group chat for brainstorming, moral support, learning exchange, dumb questions, etc.

Cohort characteristics:

- Motivated buyer
- Searching part or full-time, early-ish in search
- Self-funded
- Supportive and friendly
- Location within USA doesn't matter

Post or message me if you're interested, and look forward to learning, growing, and buying a small business together!

3/29 Update - thanks for all the responses! I have started the small group. Will reach back out to those that I haven't responded to if someone drops off - big thanks to everyone that showed interest and I'll try to post periodic updates on my personal journey here as well. Thanks.

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reply by an intermediary 1yr ago
from Pennsylvania State University in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Love what you’re building here, Brent. Feel free to check out my most recent post, and if it sounds like something worth exploring, would be happy to connect.

reply by a searcher 2mos ago
from Georgia Institute of Technology in New Orleans, LA, USA

All, It has been over a year since I began pursuing ETA. I have learned so much and am thankful for this community, specifically Mark, Charlie, and Rabbiya, with whom I now consider lifelong friends. After 1.5 LOIs falling through (one during due diligence where revenue was discovered to be inflated by 10%, decreasing net income by almost 50% and a seller unwilling to re-trade; and one where LOI terms were agreed verbally but rejected on paper) I am moving on and likely back to corporate America. As someone who doesn't like to quit, I have come to the realization that the reason this is so difficult is because so much of it is out of my control. Alas, I chose to make no deal instead of a bad deal. Thanks