Has anyone here bought a business right out of university? What advice or experiences can you share?
September 06, 2025
by a searcher from Queen's University in Kingston, ON, Canada
I got hooked on ETA books in my first year and have since worked in search funds and a roll-up while finishing electrical engineering. I can't see myself in a typical desk job after university.
My plan is to acquire a business in Ontario with $250-700k SDE, paying 3-5x, operate it for 3-5 years with minimal growth as my base assumption, and then, once I gain sufficient confidence, hire a manager to take over daily operations. At that point, I hope to repeat the process and begin overseeing multiple companies.
Worst-case scenario, I lose all of the money I have made through investing and my previous entrepreneurial ventures, but leave with more knowledge and hope that I would be more hirable for the jobs I would aim for anyway, out of university.
I would love to hear what people think, I know I am jumping in the deep end and hoping I wont drown, but I have done it before professionally and educationaly and have consistently finished challeneges feeling more confident in myself.
from Queens University in Toronto, ON, Canada
from Bishop's University in Moncton, NB, Canada