Lisa Forrest and Sarah Andrews join Northwest Bank

As Searchfunder.com knows, the next wave of small business owners won’t start companies — they’ll buy them. Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) is reshaping how operators step into ownership, and the SBA remains one of the most powerful tools enabling that transition. That’s why I’m excited to share that ^redacted‌ and ^redacted‌ have joined Northwest Bank to help support entrepreneurs acquiring and growing great small businesses. Over the past almost nine years for me and fourteen for Sarah, we had the privilege of working alongside an incredible team at Live Oak Bank and supporting hundreds of acquisition entrepreneurs. We’re deeply grateful for that chapter and for the relationships built along the way. But the ETA and SMB acquisition ecosystem is still early — and evolving fast. More operators are choosing to buy rather than build. More great businesses are transitioning to new ownership. This move is intentional. We’re excited to partner with a bank that is experienced and collaborative with a fresh voice who understands the complexities of acquisition entrepreneurs. At Northwest, we're ready! Our priority is to build-upon a platform focused on serving acquirers, key management buy-out, partner buy-out and owner-operators pursuing SBA-backed acquisitions. If you're exploring buying a business or expanding — or you're active in the ETA/SMB acquisition ecosystem — we’d love to connect. To the founders, operators, buyers, brokers, and advisors we’ve worked with over the years: we’re looking forward to building together again. redacted redacted