06/29/26

The Baby Boomer Business Exit Is Creating Historic Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

A historic transition is underway as millions of Baby Boomer business owners prepare for retirement over the coming decade. For entrepreneurs, investors, and acquisition-minded business owners, this generational shift represents one of the largest business acquisition opportunities in modern history. Research from McKinsey estimates that as many as six million small and midsize businesses could change hands through 2035, creating substantial opportunities for prepared buyers.

In today's Growth Capital Insights newsletter, Don McClain, Founder & Principal of Fasty Funding, explores why successful business acquisitions begin with strategic financing long before a purchase agreement is signed.

Preparation can provide business owners with greater flexibility when opportunities arise, whether the objective is acquiring an established company, expanding operations, purchasing equipment, increasing working capital, or financing commercial real estate associated with a transaction.

Fasty Funding works with entrepreneurs throughout the United States by providing financing solutions that include:

• Business acquisition financing

• SBA loans

• Working capital

• Business lines of credit

• Equipment financing

• Revenue-based financing

• Commercial real estate financing

• Bridge loans

• Growth capital

Read Today's Publications

Growth Capital Insights Newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/growth-capital-insights-baby-boomer-business-exit-creating-mcclain-xflxe

Fast Commercial Capital Newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hidden-opportunity-baby-boomer-business-exits-alianza-partners-4hpze

Alianza Partners Article
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-successful-business-acquirers-prepare-financing-long-ynqze

Medium
https://dlmcclain1.medium.com/how-experienced-sponsors-prepare-for-loan-maturities-12-months-in-advance-89ab7d426cb3

Google Sites
https://sites.google.com/view/experiencedsponsors/home

Substack
https://open.substack.com/pub/donmcclain2/p/how-experienced-sponsors-prepare?r=1v9pcm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Learn More

Fasty Funding
https://fastyfunding.com

Fasty Funding News & Media
https://fastyfunding.com/fasty-funding--in-the-news--media

Fast Commercial Capital
https://www.fastcommercialcapital.com

Alianza Partners
https://sites.google.com/view/alianzapartners/home

Connect with Don McClain
https://www.linkedin.com/in/donmcclain1/

As one generation prepares to exit business ownership and another prepares to acquire established companies, access to capital and thoughtful financial planning are becoming increasingly important. Entrepreneurs who establish financing relationships early and understand their capital options will generally be better positioned to act when exceptional acquisition opportunities arise.