Best Habits for Broker Lists & Broker Outreach

Member resources:

Frequent asked questions:

What is Searchfunder.com?

Searchfunder.com is an online community of searchers, investors, lenders, brokers and other professionals. Over 80% of those involved in searchfunds maintain a Searchfunder account to help them network, hire, and mentor others.

What are the benefits of membership?

In addition to accessing the most active online network of business buyers, Searchfunder licenses research that is simply not cost effective for individuals. Access over 15,000 industry reports and 50,000 transaction financials. You also get monthly credits for contact information for your company sourcing campaign with the option to purchase more at drastically discounted rates. Searchfunder has pre-purchased access from these data providers in order to empower individual buyers and to help searchers level the playing field versus private equity.

Do you have deals?

While we are primarily a buy-side network, we do have hundreds of brokers that regularly post deals to the community.

Can I find an internship on Searchfunder?

Absolutely! We have the industry's largest intern job board. If you are considering a search, the first step is to help another business buyer so you can hit the ground running.

What does it cost?

Searchfunder is a subscription service. We offer flexible monthly, annual and lifetime memberships.

Monthly

$79 / month

Annual

$19 / month

Lifetime

$432 / once

Those who maintain an account with us for over 4 continuous years are permanently added to the community without the need for a membership.

Do I need an MBA to join?

While a large number of our members come from dedicated programs at Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Chicago Booth, and other top programs, searching is no longer reserved for the elite. With the current abundance of dry powder in private equity, and an increasing number of business owners reaching retirement age, good deals rarely go unfunded.

Post a question, deal, job, etc...

Make a post...

Complete registration to post.

by a searcher from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
in Brooklyn, NY, USA

6mos ago

Best Habits for Broker Lists & Broker Outreach

Hi, I am working to develop a list of Brokers in my area that I can reach out to, to start developing relationships with them. I know people have mixed opinions regarding the value in this, but if you're one of the people who have done it, I was curious: - How have you developed your broker lists - What did you include in an outreach email when you first contacted brokers?

0 Likes

73 Views

reply by a professional 6mos ago
in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

^redacted‌ we have built tons of lists for our searcher clients of brokers and businesses meeting their acquisition criteria. We used publicly available directories, Sales Navigator, and other platforms to identify leads. Where contact information wasn't available, we dug in and obtained it through our educated methods.

reply by a searcher 6mos ago
from Northwestern University in Phoenix, AZ, USA

Have a geographic and industry focus. Then tell that personal story and focus to relevant brokers. Brokers hate searchers right now, stand out by not email blasting 1000 brokers a generic “I’m looking for one great business for the long run” line