Booth ETA Conference Networking Happy Hour (November 2024)
SFSA will be hosting a networking happy hour for self-funded searchers, independent sponsors, and business owners on November 4th at Joe’s Seafood in Chicago from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. CT. The event will be sponsored by SIG Partners, and Live Oak Bank. Please use this link to RSVP to the event.
Harvard Business School ETA Networking Happy Hour (October 2024)
SFSA is hosting a self-funded searcher meetup on October 19th, 2024 at Source Harvard Square (27 Church St, Cambridge, MA 02138 at 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by SIG Partners, Live Oak Bank, Symphony Risk, and System Six. Please use this link to RSVP to the event. This event is being held exclusively for Searchers.
Networking Happy Hour (October 2024)
SIG is hosting a networking happy hour on October 16th, 2024 immediately following the McGuireWoods Conference. The event will be held at The Fairmont Hotel in the Fountain Room (1717 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201) at 5:00 p.m. CT and last until 8:00 p.m. CT. The event is sponsored by SIG. Please use this link to RSVP to the event.
Dallas Search/SMB Acquisition Networking Event (May 2024)
SFSA is hosting a self-funded searcher meetup on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at Happiest Hour (2616 Olive St, Dallas, TX 75201 at 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by SIG Partners, Live Oak Bank, LCS, Symphony Risk, and System Six. Please use this link to RSVP to the event. This event is being held exclusively for Searchers.
Philadelphia Search/SMB Acquisition Networking Event (March 2024)
SFSA is hosting a self-funded searcher meetup on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at The Post (129 S 30th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 at 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The event is sponsored by SIG Partners, Live Oak Bank, System Six, and LCS. Please use this link to RSVP to the event.
Boston Search/SMB Acquisition Networking Event (February 2024)
SFSA is hosting a self-funded searcher meetup on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at Russell House Tavern (1st Floor Bar) (14 John F Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138 at 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by SIG Partners, Live Oak Bank, and LCS. Please use this link to RSVP to the event.
Veterans Search Networking Happy Hour (December 2023)
SFSA is hosting a self-funded search networking happy hour following an on-campus talk at MIT Sloan on December 7th, 2023 at Russell House Tavern (upstairs) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The event is sponsored by Search Investment Group (SIG). Please use this link to RSVP to the event.
Join veteran searcher and investor, Kent Weaver, in an engaging fireside chat as he shares insights into his journey from searcher to investor. Gain valuable lessons on CEO leadership, the essentials for search success, and the importance of thinking big beyond your first deal.
Recorded at The 2023 Self-Funded Search Conference.
Booth ETA Conference Networking Happy Hour (November 2023)
SFSA will be hosting a networking happy hour for self-funded searchers, independent sponsors, business owners, and investors on November 1st at Joe’s Seafood in Chicago from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. CT. The event will be sponsored by Search Investment Group, Live Oak Bank, and Oberle Risk Strategies. Please use this link to RSVP to the event.
Harvard Business School ETA Networking Happy Hour (October 2023)
SFSA is hosting a self-funded searcher meetup on October 28th, 2023 at Russell House Tavern (1st Floor Bar) (14 John F Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138 at 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. The event is sponsored by Search Investment Group, Live Oak Bank, and Oberle Risk Strategies. Please use this link to RSVP to the event.
The Self-Funded Search Conference
The Self-Funded Search Conference is the only conference in the nation dedicated exclusively to the self-funded model of entrepreneurship through acquisition – exclusively to benefit self-funded searchers. The conference is a not-for-profit event with 100% of ticket proceeds directly invested into the conference to maximize value for attendees.
SFSA is proud to partner with the following sponsors to host this first-of-its-kind event: Search Investment Group, LiveOak Bank, Lummis Consulting Services, Symphony Risk Solutions, System Six, and Steckler Wayne Cherry & Love.
This conference is designed to educate, encourage and equip current and prospective self-funded searchers to succeed in their mission of identifying and acquiring a small or mid-sized business. The conference will bring together self-funded searchers, lenders, service providers, operators, and other professionals in the self-funded search ecosystem to explore this rapidly growing market.
Attendees will attend panels and workshops on a variety of topics including: sourcing acquisition opportunities, valuation, structuring and submitting offers, performing financial diligence, securing debt financing, performing insurance and benefits diligence, legal diligence and documentation, raising equity, and more. Further, keynote speakers will address important topics such as the state of self-funded search, post-closing operations, self-funded search best practices, and more.
Southeast ETA Conference Networking Happy Hour (September 2023)
SFSA will be hosting a networking happy hour for student attendees on September 8th in the Lounge Lobby at the JB Duke Hotel in Durham, North Carolina from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The event will be sponsored by Search Investment Group, Live Oak Bank, and Oberle Risk Strategies.
Dallas Networking Happy Hour (May 2023)
SFSA is hosting a self-funded searcher meetup on May 4th, 2023. The event will be held at Chelsea Corner (4830 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX 75204) at 5:30 p.m. CT and last until 8:30 p.m. CT. The event is sponsored by Search Investment Group, Lummis Consulting Services, Symphony Risk Solutions, and First Bank of the Lake
SFSA Searcher / SMB Meetup (March 22, 2023)
SFSA is hosting a Searcher / SMB meetup on March 22, 2023 ahead of the Wharton ETA conference. The event will be held at Louie Louie (3611 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104) at 5 p.m. ET and last until 8 p.m. ET. The event is sponsored by Search Investment Group and Live Oak Bank
Dallas Networking Happy Hour (January 2023)
SFSA hosted a happy hour in Dallas on January 12, 2023 at Chelsea Corner, attended by over 200 self-funded searchers, investors, operators, lenders, and more. All attendees received physical copies of the Search Investment Group 2023 Self-Funded Search Study. The happy hour was sponsored by Search Investment Group, Live Oak Bank, Lummis Consulting Services, and Symphony Risk Solutions.
Dallas Networking Happy Hour at the Independent Sponsor Conference (October 2022)
SFSA hosted a happy hour at Del Frisco’s in Uptown following the McGuireWoods Independent Sponsor Conference in Dallas, Texas. The event was sponsored by Search Investment Group (SIG), Lummis Consulting Services, Symphony Risk Solutions, and Live Oak Bank.
Houston Networking Happy Hour (June 2022)
SFSA hosted a networking happy hour on June 16th at the Remington Bar in Houston, Texas, attended by 150 members of the self-funded search community from across the country. The event was sponsored by Lummis Consulting Services, Symphony Risk Solutions, and Search Investment Group (SIG).
Dallas Networking Happy Hour with SMU Cox School of Business (April 2022)
On April 7, 2022, SFSA hosted a networking event sponsored by the SMU Cox School of Business, Search Investment Group (SIG), Lummis Consulting Services, and Steckler, Wayne, Cochran, Cherry following the events at SMU earlier that day.