I have assisted clients through my consulting company in acquiring Managed IT companies. I am considering acquiring and operating one (or several) of these businesses. I would be interested in hearing from others about the process of obtaining funding.

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by a searcher from University of Kansas - School of Business
in Overland Park, KS, USA

8yrs ago

I have assisted clients through my consulting company in acquiring Managed IT companies. I am considering acquiring and operating one (or several) of these businesses. I would be interested in hearing from others about the process of obtaining funding.

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reply by an admin 8yrs ago
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in New York, NY, USA

Hey Mitch I recommend going to 'resources->intro to searching' and reading the Stanford Primer and the book from Harvard. That should give you a solid foundation of 90% of most things you need to know. After that, it's just a matter of networking with others to figure out the nuances.

reply by a searcher 8yrs ago
from The University of Chicago in San Francisco, CA, USA

+1 to Mark's comment. Also want to add that several business schools offer webinars or online courses about this topic. For example, check out the Polsky Center from UChicago!