Experience w/ miniature acquisitions (e.g. 1-2 employees, SDEs <$100k)

by a searcher from University of Virginia

1 year ago

I'm looking to connect with someone who has successfully acquired a miniature main street business###-###-#### think only 1-2 employees and  SDEs under $100k.  I'm evaluating a couple of extremely small opportunities that I believe can be run mostly outsourced or with a single employee. Therefore they would be small investments with an extremely high ROIC that I could keep and manage while doing something else full time. I'd like to run a few things by someone who has experience doing this. 

Please don't comment as to why this is a terrible idea. I'm well aware of the risks and why I shouldn't pursue this; I'm interested in learning the opposite perspective from the traditional consensus. Thanks!

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investor from University of Virginia-Darden - Darden School of Business

Hi Jesse - Fellow Wahoo here. I’ve acquired about six of the kind of business you described. They have all been rolled into a larger portfolio. Happy to discuss.

1 year ago | like reply | 3 likes

searcher from ESADE - ESADE Business School

high risk depending on the industry / sector and big amount of work on DD and growth of business. Better to rather go for a level up so risk is reduced and you can make sure the business is here to stay even in times of crisis

1 year ago | like reply | 0 likes

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