Acquiring to Grow Current Business?

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January 20, 2026

by a searcher from University of Guelph in Stouffville, ON, Canada

Has anyone here acquired in order to grow their small business? This is my current goal, and I’m trying to map out the logistics of how I will merge the two operations together. I would love to chat with anyone who has experience in this and hear your story.
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from University of Toronto in Toronto, ON, Canada
Hi Devony, makes sense to grow inorganically and companies do all the time. It's not always straightforward because of the cultural differences between companies so synergies have to make sense to go through the trouble of merger. Best case scenario the acquisition is accretive and everybody is better off but sometimes the post merger integration can be so demanding and if not organized can take down the buying company - I'm assuming you're buying something to tuck into Farr mechanical. DM if you want to chat more. Karim
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in Toronto, ON, Canada
Hi Devony, yes this is exactly what I did. Acquired a second business very similar to ours to expand into the US. Because it is cross border there hasn’t been a ton of integration but happy to chat either way!
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