◉ EBITDA: $750K–$2M │ 3+ years of clean financials │ majority U.S. customers
◉ Geography:
— Pennsylvania (esp. West Chester / Philadelphia metro)
— Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, DE, MD, DC)
— Boston Metro / Southern NH
— North Carolina (Raleigh/Durham), and
— Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, Houston)
— Opportunistic: remote-first U.S. businesses
◉ Revenue Quality: Recurring/retainer or repeat-order patterns; high retention
◉ Financial Quality: Strong margins, high cash conversion, disciplined capex
◉ Capital Structure: SBA 7(a); seller participation considered; additional external equity if required; total project cost ≤$8-10M
◉ Not a Fit: Retail, restaurants, adult, FBA/Shopify, heavy construction, Capex-intensive manufacturing, highly seasonal/weather-dependent models, AI-replicable offerings (<36 months), owner-dependent firms without succession