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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.

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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.

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

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$79 / month

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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 Delaware
in Los Angeles, CA, USA

1yr ago

ETA Programs

Has anyone here bought into ETA programs like Acquira, SMB DealHunterz, Regalis Capital, or others? I'm looking for insights regarding the support they provide beyond education:

deal sourcing,
deal structuring,
due diligence,
financing,
post-close transition and support

How effective are they? Did they help you accelerate and succeed in acquiring a biz? Are they worth the price of admission?

Thanks!

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reply by a lender 1yr ago
from University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Hey. You don't need these programs. Just find a few good business brokers, a good SBA loan broker, a good QOE person and a good lawyer. These individuals are all that is need to close a deal. I am here to help financing a deal when you are ready. We provide free assistance with deal structuring, LOI creation, lender outreach, business plan assistance etc. I’d love to help you find the right SBA lender for this deal. We work with all the major SBA lenders. The bank pay us after your loan closes, so this is a 100% free service for you. You can reach me here or directly at redacted You can also click here to schedule a meeting with me: redacted. Look forward to chatting!

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
in Mississauga, ON, Canada

We run Regalis Capital - we do NOT do education. We ONLY do white glove done for you. From the initial foundations to make you not look like a searcher (see threads here around brokers not liking the look), deal sourcing, deal vetting, deal structuring, negotiations, funding/financing, resource network for DD/legals, closing support, transition support and path to deal #2 and onwards. But we only do it as a service, we don't consult or do education. Our clients all have full access to our team, so I do hop on 1:1 whenever they want to talk deals, educate them on elements they want to know more about, etc.