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Expert guidance, legal insight, and entrepreneurial infrastructure for growth-minded founders and business buyers.
Fetch Strategies helps aspiring and active acquisition entrepreneurs build the judgment, pattern recognition, and momentum to move from search to ownership.
Entrepreneurship is not just about talent or effort. It also depends on infrastructure: timely information, trusted relationships, useful feedback, and support when the path becomes uncertain.
Fetch is an entrepreneurial infrastructure platform built to support the journey from aspiring entrepreneur to business owner and CEO. Its ecosystem includes Fetch Strategies for strategy, consulting, and coaching; Fetch Legal Strategies, a separate legal entity; and resources such as VAULT, ETA Hub, and the Challenge Point CEO Roundtable.
Together, they provide the knowledge, tools, relationships, and support entrepreneurs need to navigate acquisition, ownership, and value creation with greater confidence.
Karen Spencer is the founder of Fetch Strategies and the creator of ETA Hub, VAULT, and the Challenge Point CEO Roundtable. She previously co-founded SEARCHFUNDER and has spent her career creating programs, media, communities, and assessment tools that help founders, business buyers, operators, investors, and institutions navigate the ownership ecosystem.
FULL-CYCLE SUPPORT FOR ACQUISITION ENTREPRENEURS
Two core ways to learn: VAULT is our self-serve, on-demand repository. ETA Hub is for aspiring and active acquisition entrepreneurs ready to make their next move with evidence and peer perspective. Starting with the Fall 2026 cohort, fellows receive full VAULT access, live training, mentor support, and peer accountability. The Fall 2026 cohort is also piloting hands-on deal sourcing with Caprae Capital.
Assess
Clarify whether acquisition entrepreneurship is the right path.
Drop In · VAULT ·
ETA Hub
Start
Build your foundation with structured learning, tools, and guidance.
Drop In · VAULT ·
ETA Hub
Source
Develop your thesis, sharpen your outreach, and build deal flow.
VAULT · ETA Hub
Make a Deal
Navigate LOIs, diligence, financing, and closing decisions.
VAULT · ETA Hub
Operate + Grow
Step into the CEO seat, solve operating challenges, and create value.
VAULT · Challenge Point CEO Roundtable
Invest + Mentor
Pay it forward through experience, capital, and mentorship.
Mentor or invest
in our fellows.
Our Programs and Services
In addition to one-to-one consultations, these programs help acquisition entrepreneurs get oriented, recognize common failure points, make better decisions, and access support when they need it most.
Drop InGet oriented quickly. Drop In is our free resource page covering the major stages of acquisition entrepreneurship and small-business ownership. It includes commonly referenced materials such as reading lists, research studies, and community discounts. |
VAULT.Learn at your own pace. VAULT is our self-serve, on-demand channel, giving you 24/7 access to expert videos covering each stage of the ownership journey. You will also find field guides, checklists, and AI-powered search tools to help you learn from experienced entrepreneurs when decisions matter. |
ETA HubETA Hub is a structured, live, and interactive 90-day cohort for aspiring and active acquisition entrepreneurs. It combines preparation, testing, and real-world application, with support continuing throughout the search. Through live sessions, data-informed feedback, peer discussion, and targeted mentor support, fellows strengthen their narrative, search plan, sourcing approach, and deal judgment. Practice in the lab: ETA PitchRef. ETA PitchRef is a proprietary, AI-enhanced narrative evaluation system built specifically for entrepreneurship through acquisition. Fellows use it to strengthen the 2–5-minute narrative they share with investors, lenders, and sellers before important conversations. Put it to work in the field: hands-on deal sourcing. Our Fall 2026 Fellows are applying their preparation through a hands-on pilot with Caprae Capital. They develop a personalized buy box, receive acquisition targets, and practice outreach and calling. That experience is helping us improve the experience for our 2027 cohort. Fellows also receive full VAULT access. Once close to an acquisition, they can continue receiving support through the Challenge Point CEO Roundtable as they transition into ownership and the CEO role. See the What’s Included section for details. The next cohort begins in February 2027. Apply today. |
Challenge Point CEO RoundtableLead with greater clarity and accountability. The CEO Roundtable gives active CEOs and founders a trusted peer community and access to guest mentors. Members have honest conversations about operating challenges, growth decisions, leadership, and value creation with supportive accountability. The goal is better decision-making, stronger companies, and greater opportunities for long-term financial success. |
Not sure which path fits? Book a conversation with Karen to talk through where you are, what you are trying to accomplish, and what kind of support makes sense.
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DROP IN
RESOURCES + PERKS
For acquisition entrepreneurs and SMB operators—current and aspiring.
Drop in for our curated resources, data, templates, and service-provider perks across CRM, diligence, HR, and more—plus our favorite finds from across the ecosystem.
Explore Drop In
Live Sessions and Replays
How Do I Get Started If I Want to Buy a Business?
Using AI in Search: Do You Know What You Don’t Know
Is Training Worth It When the Odds of Buying a Business Are Falling?
New Caprae Partnership to provide Hands-On Deal Sourcing
$14,000 Senior-Living Question: A disputed bill raises serious questions for residents, families, and business buyers
Will AI Improve Returns on Search Fund Acquisitions?
Penn Venture Lab Joins VAULT
No Scripts. Strategy First.
Why My EtA Approach Is Different—and Makes A Difference.
January Update
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
ABEP x Fetch Partner to aPreserve Minnesota Business Legacies
ABEP’s new collaboration will co-develop a scholarship initiative for a February 2026 cohort
Build the Team, Hit the IRR, Look Past the Culture War
Look past the culture wars to build a high performing team to meet your business targets
Time to Close?
How long does it actually take to close a search fund deal?
Your Opening Begins at Close
What Finish Line?
Don’t Shop Like A Tween
Look beyond the purse: buy a business that fits
Unlocking the Secrets to Part-Time Business Acquisitions
Article published in Acquisition Aficionado
Here’s The Problem with Attacking Small Black-Owned Businesses
I’m going to say what most entrepreneurs need
Building Relationships
Building Relationships as an Acquisition Entrepreneur of Color
Why Search Fund Conferences Matter
Which Conferences Should You Attend?
Create A Vivid Portrait
The Best Way to Approach Investors?
Existential Wednesdays
Entrepreneurial Wellness & Self-Awareness
Redefining Mentorship
Rethinking As We Evolve
Wax On, Wax Off
3 Lessons Daniel LaRusso, the Karate Kid, Can Teach Us About Mentorship
Appreciating Preparation
Apply to the EtA Launch Hub
Your Time Horizon
Matching with Investor Expectations
Accelerators Part 2: Success Rates
Accelerators Part 1: Globalization
The Surge in Self-Funded Search
Taking The Drop
Our Blog on the Latest Currents
The drop is the decisive moment when acquisition entrepreneurs must draw on courage, adaptability, and strategic judgment to navigate the challenges of searching for and acquiring a business.
Here, you’ll find practical insights for reading the conditions, making confident decisions, and staying on your feet throughout the ownership journey.
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