Lucas bought a 120-year-old manufacturer, doubled revenue, and added 3 more companies in four years.
This is what the ecosystem looks like in practice.
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Your search behavior is a preview of how you'll run the business.
AL COO Tim Ericson breaks down the real reason most buyers stall — and it's not the market, the deals, or the capital.
Full read: https://t.co/HP18pbf35F
Meet Ted Bronstein, President of Acquisition Lab Services. His team exists to increase your success rate at every stage: search LLC setup and AI-powered deal tracking while you are searching, and a full back office including fractional CFO, bookkeeping, and hiring once you close.
96-year-old seller. No seller note. No escrow. One-page B&W CIM. Most buyers passed.
Acquisition Lab member David Graf (@DBGraf) didn't. 2.7x multiple, $60K out of pocket, EBITDA up 58% in 19 months.
Full episode on @AcquiringMinds_: https://t.co/dalBjsgIMD
Your search behavior is a mirror.
The buyer who waits for deals will wait for customers. The buyer who avoids hard calls will avoid sales.
Tim Ericson on the mindset that separates buyers who close. First post on the Acquisition Lab blog: https://t.co/piEX0VZS9A
Most buyers search for a deal, then scramble for capital. Acquisition Lab's EIR Program flips that. Committed capital before you find the deal. $500K to $1M. SBA-backed. Operator-led. https://t.co/eF78MIKkKj
Most searchers lose momentum in the first 90 days.
Not because they lack capability. Because nobody showed them how to actually set up the search.
That's what we're covering on June 3.
The Search Roundtable. Free, live, open to everyone.
Register → https://t.co/XIb4WdIB9F
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Join us at @Acquisition_Lab to learn how to do it, be part of the leading Acquisition Entrepreneurship community, access funds for your deal and manage the company for long-term success 🙏
You don’t have to be a startup founder who beats the long odds, or corporate employee who survives the rat race to the top, to become a CEO or owner of a successful business - you can simply buy one that already works from a retiring owner, and build from there. This path is the best kept secret in American business 💪
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Meet Andrew Hippert. He spent 6 years helping founders grow and scale. Now he runs the Acquisition Lab Capital Fund and our EIR Program, helping operators acquire bigger businesses and actually run them well. If you're thinking about capital or the EIR Program, he wants to talk.
@Samsbaloan Thank you! We’re thrilled to see Chris get this one across the finish line. Lots of hard work went into this deal and an exciting road ahead.
Chris F. just closed on a recession-resistant online product business. $3.5M to $4.5M transaction, 85% SBA financed, and a clear growth runway ahead. Congrats, Chris! 🎉
Meet Caleb Basile of QOE Prep. He's one of Acquisition Lab's official Quality of Earnings advisors for 2026. He's helped over 500 people acquire companies by answering the two most important questions in any deal: are the seller's numbers right, and will your return be worth it?
The right room changes everything.
When you surround yourself with people who genuinely want to help, growth happens faster.
That’s what we’re building at Acquisition Lab. 🤝
Acquisition Lab member Garden Works just appeared on Good Morning America. 🌱 34-year-old family business, products people actually use — congrats to the whole team!
Sunshine and Gabriel Chapman acquired Garden Works — a 32-year profitable wholesale brand.
$1.5M to $2.5M, 90% seller financed. One year in? Already on their second acquisition. 🎉
Congrats to the whole team!
They almost made a $4 million mistake. Acquisition Lab tools helped them catch it, and close the right deal instead. Congrats to Garden Works' Sunshine and Gabriel Chapman on their second acquisition. 🌱
Acquiring a business is hard enough. Doing it alone makes it harder.
Searchers Circle is where serious operators gather every quarter — 15+ cities, live deal discussions, no hype.
Non-member seats are open.
Geoff R. B2B service acquisition. $1.5M–$2.5M transaction. SDE north of $800K.
14-year employee. No prior ownership experience. A seller who made the process harder than it needed to be. A bank that should've asked for insurance docs six months earlier.
He closed anyway.