Buying a business? It’s all about search. And being best. And first.

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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.

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$79 / month

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$19 / month

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$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.

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by a professional from University of Southern California
in North Palm Beach, FL, USA

7yrs ago

Buying a business? It’s all about search. And being best. And first.

Search is about buyers getting competitive advantages over other buyers attracted to the same opportunities.

It’s not simply having the advantage; it’s getting to the opportunities before other buyers.

The most successful buyers “sell” themselves. They motivate owners/sellers to prefer interacting with them instead of their buyer competition.

But time is of the essence. Sellers of worthwhile businesses won’t wait for laggard buyers.

Reality:

• Brokers and savvy sellers invite buyer competition. Do you want to try to outbid the dumbest buyer?

• Buyers operating from a comprehensive marketing plan get better results, sooner, from their search.

• You can’t buy the right business if you can’t find it.

Searching is nice. Finding is nicer.

And that’s what distinguishes the people setting out to buy a business from the buyers who actually achieve done deals.

See my webpage for more insight and an outline for the marketing plan my clients use:

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My LinkedIn group focuses on how-to: Searchers Seeking Investors or Businesses for Sale. redacted

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reply by a professional 7yrs ago
from University of Southern California in North Palm Beach, FL, USA

Tom, I wonder if you, like other bankers, see too many funding requests you deny because buyers present unworthy acquisition opportunities. If only buyers would do what the savviest searchers do they would present transactions that bankers would be eager to fund.

Email me from my website if you want more insight into this, which you can use to help your prospects bring better deals to your bank.
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reply by a professional 4yrs ago
from University of Southern California in North Palm Beach, FL, USA

Here’s the link (I hope) for my Searchfunder event, Jan 5, 11 a.m. eastern: redacted
“How to Avoid or Beat Buyer Competition”
Searching but not finding enough worthwhile opportunities? Losing deals to other buyers?
Let’s talk about it.
Participate for answers. Progress more productively.