We are offering a series of workshops on different
subjects related to starting/running a small business
led by SCORE volunteers, the nation's largest network
of expert business mentors. In this workshop, join
Sandeep Dhall to learn about investing in and
evaluating businesses for acquisition.
Most people who want to own a business assume they
have to start one. They picture the long road:
building a product, finding customers, surviving the
years before revenue stabilizes. It's a real path —
but it's a hard one. About half of all new businesses
don't survive their fifth year. Roughly one in five
doesn't make it past year one. There's another path.
And right now, the timing has never been better.
Over the next decade, an estimated 10 million small
business owners — most of them Baby Boomers
approaching retirement — are expected to step away
from companies they've spent their lives building.
Many of these businesses are profitable, have
established customers, and run on systems that
already work. Most have no clear succession plan.
The owners want out. The businesses are real. The
buyers are scarce.
That gap is an opportunity. In this workshop, Sandeep
Dhall will walk you through the "Buy Then Build"
approach — acquiring an existing, profitable business
and then growing it. We'll cover why buying is often
lower-risk than starting, how to find and evaluate
businesses worth acquiring, how to fund a deal
without writing a large check, and how to scale what
you buy once you own it.
Sandeep Dhall is a board member, investor, advisor,
and published author with over 25 years of experience
in technology and business development. He has
launched companies, turned around operating
businesses, and worked alongside owners navigating
growth and transition. He brings real practitioner
experience to every conversation.
