Houston ETA Circle Meetup
April 28, 2026
by a searcher in Houston, TX, USA
Free ETA Circle Houston meetup (searcher-only). Mon May 4.
Register at www.ETACircle.com
What does it look like to buy multiple businesses, without using the same playbook twice? Norman Wright breaks down how he acquired and is scaling wedding media companies using an SBA loan, retirement funding, and seller financing, turning acquisitions into a repeatable growth engine.
Key Topics:
• Building a roll-up strategy in a fragmented industry
• Lessons learned on these deals
• Details on acquiring via SBA, ROBS and seller financing
• When to use cash vs creative financing
5pm start. Monday May 4, 2026.
Register: www.ETACircle.com. Event location to be emailed. Please contact redacted if you do not receive the location.
*** Please no service providers at this event. This event is only for acquisition entrepreneurs. Please register so we can have an accurate food count. Everyone who has not attended before must register in advance (admission will be denied to first-time attendees who did not register.) ***
Special thanks to our event sponsor:
^redacted leads First Internet Bank’s Small Business Administration team. They have quite a success story in itself: since 2018, they have grown to rank among the top SBA lenders nationally in both loan volume and amount financed. As a Preferred Lender, they can deliver a faster, more flexible and robust lending experience for their small business clients.
About the Founder:
^redacted is business buyer at Gulf Bright Partners who acquired a company in 2024 which he continues to operate. He founded ETA Circle (www.ETACircle.com) in 2023 to support the acquisition entrepreneur community.
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Portland, OR, USA