The new Acquisition Lab is here. And it changes everything. 🏴
We’ve been building this in the background for a year.
Today, we’re ready to show you what we’ve built.
Acquisition Lab + Shareholder Ventures have officially merged.
Two teams. One vision. One roof.
The new Acquisition Lab has four pillars:
🏛 Membership — The gold-standard community. 1,100+ members. 40% success rate. $1B+ in deals closed. The heartbeat of everything we do.
📍 Events — Quarterly in-person events in major markets + our annual summit. Because deals get done face to face.
💰 Capital — Direct access to the largest fund in the ETA space. Built to back operators, not financial engineers.
⚙️ Back Office Services — Real support for searchers and operators. From the search all the way through exit.
From day one of your search to the day you sell —
We have the community, the capital, and the capabilities to back you up.
Everything you need. One roof.
Own your future.
→ Link in bio to explore the new site.
#AcquisitionLab #OwnYourFuture #BusinessAcquisition #Rebrand #ETA
Congratulations to Chris F. on his closing! 🎉
Online product business. $3.5M to $4.5M transaction value. Recession-resistant, $800K to $1M SDE, and an obvious digital growth opportunity waiting to be unlocked.
Real business. Real operator. Real outcome.
#AcquisitionLab #OwnYourFuture #BetOnYourself
Meet Caleb Basile of QOE Prep, one of Acquisition Lab’s Quality of Earnings advisors for 2026.
500+ acquisitions supported. Focused on one thing: making sure the numbers are real and the return is worth it before you close.
No surprises. No shortcuts. Just the clarity serious buyers need.
#AcquisitionLab #OwnYourFuture #ETA
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. 🤝
Congrats to Garden Works — Acquisition Lab member — on their Good Morning America feature! 🌱
34-year-old family business. Products people actually rely on. And now a national TV spot to match.
Proud of you. Keep going.
#AcquisitionLab #OwnYourFuture
Congratulations to Sunshine and Gabriel Chapman! 🎉
Garden Works — a 32-year-old wholesale brand, recession-resistant and AI-resistant. $1.5M to $2.5M, 90% seller financed. One year in and already onto acquisition number two.
This is what betting on yourself looks like.
#AcquisitionLab #OwnYourFuture #BetOnYourself
“There’s no way I could have acquired a business without the help of the Lab.” 🌱
Sunshine and Gabriel Chapman — president and CEO of Garden Works — share how Acquisition Lab helped them find a deal before it was listed, avoid a potential $4 million mistake, and close not once, but twice.
This is what the community is built for.
#AcquisitionLab #OwnYourFuture #BetOnYourself
Introducing Searchers Circle — where acquisition entrepreneurs stop going it alone.
Every quarter. 15+ cities. Discussion-driven rooms built around live deals and real operators.
No hype. No panels. Just the conversations that actually move the needle.
Non-member seats are open. 🔗 Link in bio.
#SearchersCircle #AcquisitionLab #OwnYourFuture #ETA #AcquisitionEntrepreneur
Geoff R. just closed on a $1.5M–$2.5M B2B service acquisition. 🔩
Long-term employee turned owner. 14 years of metallurgical expertise. A region aging out of the talent that keeps these businesses alive — and Geoff saw the vacuum before anyone else did.
He brought SBA financing, seller financing, and his own capital to the table. He navigated a seller who wasn’t as collaborative as expected, a bank that waited too long to ask for insurance updates, and a deal that required him to build his team on the fly.
He didn’t quit. He closed.
“Chelsea worked on my deal over the weekend before Thanksgiving. She introduced me to Anthony at Huntington. When I got stuck, Ben Olsen entered the picture. I was able to reduce the total cost by $150K. Hands down, this program is everything it claims to be and beyond.”
This is what betting on yourself looks like. 🚩
#AcquisitionLab #OwnYourFuture #SmallBusinessAcquisition #ETA #SearchFund
Six years ago, Chelsea Wood co-founded Acquisition Lab with a vision for what this community could become. She’s been here for every milestone, every member, and every deal closed.
Year 7 is just getting started, and she couldn’t be more excited about what’s ahead.
Drop your questions below. acquisitionlab.com
The path to ownership is hard. Navigating it alone is harder. Acquisition Lab exists so you don’t have to. A complete ecosystem — community, capital, and capability — built by operators, for operators. Earl S. felt it the moment he walked in. Own your future.
#AcquisitionLab #ChooseYourHard #OwnYourFuture
