If you’re a DMV-based operator, entrepreneur, or professional who has ever wrestled with the question “Should I build a business—or buy one?”, our next Search & Sip meetup on October 20th at Focus Social Club is for you. "Ditch the Pitch, Buy the Business" is officially part of the DC Startup & Tech Week (Formerly DC Startup Week), New Majority Capital has joined us as a sponsor, and Chat Joglekar Founder & CEO of Baton, is joining an already dynamic panel. Moderated by M. James Faison, Partner at Faison Law Group, our panel includes: * Chat Joglekar, Founder & CEO of Baton, an AI-native marketplace for buying and selling small businesses, and former executive at Zillow and Google. * Sonya Hopson, Founder & CEO of Sage Services Group and CHPK Ventures, who grew a solo consultancy into a multi-state firm and expanded through acquisition. * Willem Straatman, Founder of Heritage Facility Services, with a background in investment banking and corporate M&A. We’ll dig into the real trade-offs between building and buying: risk, speed, capital, dealmaking, and what it takes to turn an acquisition into a platform for growth. If you’re in the DMV and serious, or more than curious, about buying, backing, advising, or building a small business, come be part of the conversation. Sips on us from 6-7pm! RSVP redacted