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Ryan Sullivan's group is buying businesses with investor capital, SBA loans & operating partners — but it's not a fund.
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3 top players in SBA lending to the searcher ecosystem discuss what they're seeing in the market as of summer 2024.
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Gabe Perez sought a way out of corporate while Kristen sought a way back to working. Buying a $4m business offered both.
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Will Gano was rewarded for his persistence & vision when he bought an 8-figure, 125-year-old ingredients manufacturer.
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Rob Carpenter was eager to start operating, so it only took 90 days to start searching then buy a $200k SDE business.
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Years after one venture ended in failure, Jeff Velker bought a $2.5m pen maker with a strong brand & devoted customers.
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Jordan Evans left tech & bought a tiny, decades-old language services business. 6 years later, revenue is 17x larger.
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Brett Kennedy has doubled & strengthened the sub-$1 million moving business he bought — but it hasn't been without pain.
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When Dustin Carreon reached a ceiling in his first small business, he used the profits to start buying other businesses.
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How Adam Markley evaluated thousands of businesses for sale and bought a handful of his own (6 in his portfolio today).
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