The Veteran’s Blueprint: Skip the Startup, Buy the Business

Patrick Flood — former Green Beret, Georgetown ROTC graduate, Duke MBA, and Founder of Owners In Honor — joined Tactical Wealth: From Military to Money to make the case that the greatest wealth opportunity of this generation isn’t a startup. It’s the millions of profitable small businesses whose owners are ready to retire with nobody to hand the keys to.

WHAT THEY DISCUSS

  • The “silver tsunami”: why mass baby boomer business retirements represent the single greatest acquisition opportunity in American history
  • Buy, don’t build: why purchasing a profitable existing business is a lower-risk path to ownership
  • How veterans’ skill at reading rooms and building rapport gives them an edge in winning deals
  • How Owners In Honor connects veterans with the right lenders, advisors, and education through SBA lending and its acquisition program
  • Why veteran business ownership is a community revitalization strategy, not just a personal financial win
  • The personal story behind Patrick’s mission: his father sold a $3.8 million business for $600,000 due to poor exit guidance

Acquire with discipline. Grow with intention. Exit with honor.

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