Articles on Practicing Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
One of the first big decisions buyers obsess over is which industry they should buy a business in. And I get it. Picking an industry feels like choosing a future identity. It feels like the part that determines whether this whole path works. But after
Buying a small business can be one of the best moves you ever make – but it can also be one of the riskiest if you don’t know what you’re doing. After five years running the Acquisition Lab and having thousands
Perhaps the most ironic moment of my life is that I started a business to help would-be entrepreneurs not start businesses. Instead, I encouraged them to buy existing businesses. Five years later, I’m proud to
Everybody wants to know: “Walker, how do I reduce risk and still get a solid return when I buy a business?” It’s the age-old question of investing. High risk, high return. Low risk, low return.
What if you could earn like a bank – by lending money, collecting interest, and sitting in the preferred part of the capital stack? Turns out, you can. In partnership with Aspen Funds, I recently
What would you say if I asked you what the hardest part is in buying a business? You might say it’s finding the deal, raising capital, or getting through due diligence. Believe it or not,
You just bought a business. The deal closed. You’re officially a business owner! It’s exciting, until that little voice creeps in: What did I just do? I’ve been there. And after working with hundreds of
Customer concentration issues, declining revenue, all the red flags… What if I told you I once bought a business that had these things and still turned it into one of my most profitable exits? It
The past 12 months have been a big year for us at the Acquisition Lab and Build Wealth. It was the year I started publicly inviting our community to invest alongside me in fractional acquisitions, which are projected to earn over
“You’re either growing or you’re dying.” It’s the mantra you hear in every MBA program, startup incubator, and entrepreneur circle. But is it actually true for acquisition entrepreneurs? What if you could just buy a
Buying a business is a high-stakes game. There’s a lot of risk, complexity, and requirement to evaluate all of the above. Buyers rightfully fear not being able to navigate this process successfully, worried they’ll end
How do you evaluate an investment opportunity in the private capital markets? Whether it’s buying an existing company that’s already operating or making an LP investment in real estate, the approach is the same –
Generating $50,000 a month in cash flow from an acquisition in 90 days… Sounds like a wild pipe dream, right? I thought so, too. But when a Lab member approached me with this goal, I
Have you ever noticed that some people seem to be playing a totally different game when it comes to building wealth? I’m not talking about the ones chasing the next hot trend on Twitter. I’m
Not every business is a good business to buy. I know… that’s not what you hear on the internet. Online, every business is a money-printing machine just waiting for you to swoop in, slap on
When people think about buying a business, they tend to fixate on the deal. Finding one. Financing it. Getting through diligence without losing your mind. Closing. But then what? After the adrenaline wears off –
What if I told you that you don’t have to buy another business to build more wealth? I’ve bought ten companies outright – eight of them over the first decade. And I’ve made good money
You know the “turnkey” businesses when you’re competing with 25+ other buyers on the same deal. Most businesses that look “turnkey”… aren’t. They’re often held together by the seller’s personal involvement – and once they
If you’re searching for a business to buy and finding it’s harder than expected: Welcome to the club. After 20 years in the game – including buying eight companies and founding the Acquisition Lab –
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