Whether you’re an entrepreneur or searcher, investor, intermediary or anyone else working in and around the search fund space, if you’re looking to keep up to date with the latest search fund and entrepreneurship through acquisition news, keep reading!
Below are 5 of our favourite go to resources for keeping up to date with the search fund ecosystem. From search fund community sites to more purely focused news sites, the sites below all produce plenty of insights and content about the search fund world:
1. Search Fund Focus
Of course top of our list is… well, us! We’re busy building the best Search Fund resource possible, pulling together all of the search fund knowledge you need into a one stop shop. Our focus is on the search fund ecosystem in the UK and Europe, but we occasionally cover more global news when it’s relevant to our audience. We’re busy building lots of functionality to aid European searchers to acquire and run great businesses, and we also regularly update our search fund guide with fresh content too.
Visit: searchfundfocus.com
2. Search Funds News
Next on our list is searchfundsnews.com. A premium subscription site, Search Funds News produces news and insights contents about search funds globally. They have premium features and paid subscriptions available, granting users access to directories, interviews and other well researched content about search funds from all corners of the globe.
Visit: searchfundsnews.com
3. Searchfunder
Searchfunder is a great community for anyone in the search fund world. Whether you’re an investor or entrepreneur, advisor or broker, Searchfunder is a thriving community of interesting discussions on search funds. You need a paid subscription to join Searcfunder, but once you’re inside the topics in the forum range from how to structure a deal, through to advice on due diligence and guidance on debt financing or SBA loans.
Visit: searchfunder.com
4. SMEVentures
SMEVentures is a search fund itself whilst offering an accelerator type model, focused on the APAC region. However, we love the insights content that SMEVentures produces within their ‘search fund blog’ as well as their search fund podcast. There’s not many resources that go as deep into search funds with as much experience as the team at SMEVentures, so we recommend checking them out.
Visit: smeventures.com
5. Searchfund.org
Searchfund.org is another community and resource site that’s full of guidance for search funders. With directories containing lists of search fund accelerators and search fund investors, there is lots of valuable information for members that join Searchfund.org. Alongside the community and resources, they also occasionally publish some news relating to search funds.
Visit: searchfund.org
