Introduction: Education and Employment Searcher

May 10, 2025

by a searcher from University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia in Washington D.C., DC, USA

Hi Searchfunder Community, I recently joined and wanted to introduce myself. I am a self-funded searcher based in DC looking to acquire my first business. I have 10 years of experience as an economist working in public sector institutions on public policy related to education, workforce development, human resources, and labor markets. I’m passionate about helping people make the transition from education to work and achieve economic mobility. I’ve long had an entrepreneurial spirit and am looking for the right opportunity to have that mission-driven impact through the business I acquire. To that end, I have been searching for a service business in the education or employment space. I would love to connect with others (searchers, brokers, funders, etc.) for whom any of this resonates, including >folks interested in the education and employment space >folks coming from academia or the public sector >folks in the greater DC, Baltimore, or Philadelphia areas Thanks and glad to have found this community!

Reply by a searcher
in Negros Occidental, Philippines

That's great, Kyle. You could even try the contact databases in Searcher Insights's Network if you want to directly contact people that are of the same interests and industry as yours. Though I would emphasize this site is just a resource hub, not a community platform. https://searcherinsights.com/network/ Though, you can try Searchfunder's directory (https://searchfunder.com/directory) to search for people within this platform - it's pretty helpful and nothing beats a community platform to converse with other people like what Searchfunder provides

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from Norwich University in Maryland, USA

There is also a group in Baltimore that has a meeting on May 22- https://searchfunder.com/post/baltimore-eta-beta-smb-meetup-4

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