Mission-Based Entrepreneurial Investment Firm
Our Investment Criteria
Based in the U.S.A.
Focused on the highest growth geographies across the United States
Fragmented industry
We are interested in industries related to manufacturing, custom machining and fabrication, industrials, machinery, business services, and home services.
History of profitability
Seeking established businesses with a strong track record of several years of profitability
Positive culture
We believe that a culture built around hard work and integrity is the best recipe for long-term success
$200k - $2.0M annual cash flow
Seeking businesses with a history of annual profits ranging from $200k to $2.0M
Recurring revenue and regular customers
The ideal partner will have a high percentage of recurring revenue with a diverse customer base
Owner seeking to transition management
Are you seeking to retire or onboard a management team with the skills to bring your business to the next level? Then, we would love to talk with you
About the Founder and Managing Partner, Charles Krouse
Pig farmer, engineer, business owner, father, husband, servant
Howdy, my name is Charles Krouse. I was raised in northeastern Pennsylvania and spent my childhood and college years working on my father's hog farm. Today, his small business has grown to raising thousands of pigs every year and has a strong reputation in the New England area for providing the highest quality organic pork. I'm proud to have helped my father grow his business from a single pink spotted pig to one of the largest and reputable fully organic pig farms in the eastern U.S.
How we achieve success
Organic growth
Through improved operations, strategic initiatives, marketing and sales outreach, and commitment to a positive business culture
People first
People are the most important part of every business. We are wholly dedicated to our customers, employees, and other stakeholders
Inorganic growth
Proactively seek opportunities for consolidation and strategic acquisition with a keen eye toward for adding value without sacrificing excellence
Operational excellence
Demonstrable operational expertise implementing industry best-practices for digitization, automation, marketing, and customer resource management
Long-term focus
We believe in reinvesting the business's cash flows in order to sustain long-term growth and provide quality services and products
Robust strategy
Marketplaces are highly competitive, and robust well-informed strategies are essential to every business's future success
Transparent
Ethical
Community-Minded
Dedicated
"Our society is so abnormal that the normal man never dreams of having the normal occupation of looking after his own property. When he chooses a trade, he chooses one of the ten thousand trades that involve looking after other people's property."
G. K. Chesterton, Commonwealth (1932)
arguing for small business ownership