Chicago ETA & SMB Deep Dish - Search Fund Coalition

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Frequent asked questions:

What is Searchfunder.com?

Searchfunder.com is an online community of searchers, investors, lenders, brokers and other professionals. Over 80% of those involved in searchfunds maintain a Searchfunder account to help them network, hire, and mentor others.

What are the benefits of membership?

In addition to accessing the most active online network of business buyers, Searchfunder licenses research that is simply not cost effective for individuals. Access over 15,000 industry reports and 50,000 transaction financials. You also get monthly credits for contact information for your company sourcing campaign with the option to purchase more at drastically discounted rates. Searchfunder has pre-purchased access from these data providers in order to empower individual buyers and to help searchers level the playing field versus private equity.

Do you have deals?

While we are primarily a buy-side network, we do have hundreds of brokers that regularly post deals to the community.

Can I find an internship on Searchfunder?

Absolutely! We have the industry's largest intern job board. If you are considering a search, the first step is to help another business buyer so you can hit the ground running.

What does it cost?

Searchfunder is a subscription service. We offer flexible monthly, annual and lifetime memberships.

Monthly

$79 / month

Annual

$19 / month

Lifetime

$432 / once

Those who maintain an account with us for over 4 continuous years are permanently added to the community without the need for a membership.

Do I need an MBA to join?

While a large number of our members come from dedicated programs at Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Chicago Booth, and other top programs, searching is no longer reserved for the elite. With the current abundance of dry powder in private equity, and an increasing number of business owners reaching retirement age, good deals rarely go unfunded.

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by a searcher from University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
in New York, NY, USA

7mos ago

meetup

3 attending

Chicago ETA & SMB Deep Dish - Search Fund Coalition

· Chicago, IL, USA

*** Registration required for attendance: redacted *** Chicago — time to dig in. Search Fund Coalition is bringing the ETA and SMB community together for an evening of conversation, connection, and deep-dish thinking. This time, we’re diving into what really makes deals work once the capital stack meets the operating grind. Join us for a Fireside Chat on Capital Stacks and Operating an SMB, featuring ^redacted‌, ^redacted‌,^redacted‌ & Jennifer Grenz - investors and operators who’ve built and backed real businesses, not just modeled them. From structuring equity and debt to managing growth, teams, and trade-offs post-close, this discussion is built for those actually in the arena. *** Registration required for attendance: redacted ***

Event Type:

meetup

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In-Person

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Duration:

2 hrs

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reply by a searcher 7mos ago
from University of Maryland in New York, NY, USA

Thanks ^redacted‌!

reply by a searcher 6mos ago
from The University of Chicago in Chicago, IL, USA

Thank you for sharing