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We help people buy a business
and fund it with the bank's money.
"I spent 6 years as an Army intelligence officer, then sat in a 9 to 5 at JP Morgan, managing money for people 100x wealthier than me. Every one of them owned businesses. That's how I learned that the easiest path to generational wealth, for me and my family, was to buy businesses. So I bought my first one. Then seven more. Now I teach people like you to do the same, smarter, faster, and with the bank's money."
Acquisition Ace is led by Ben Kelly (Army intelligence officer, ex-JP Morgan, owner of 8 businesses) alongside a small team of operators who've bought and run real businesses. Not marketers. Owners.
Meet the full team →Tap the ones that are true for you and watch your score.
This is ownership, not passive income with zero involvement. You'll be the owner.
The whole path from where you sit today to owning a profitable business, with us next to you the entire way.
We map out the kind of business that fits your life, your skills, and your budget.
Where to look, and how to tell a real business from a money pit before you fall for one.
SBA loans, seller notes, investors. We structure an offer that actually closes.
Diligence, negotiation, paperwork, keys in hand. You are never doing it alone.
Keep the staff, the customers, and your Tuesdays. Then grow it on your terms.
A real 30-minute conversation. No pitch-slapping.
Your budget, your target business, your financing path.
We guide you deal by deal until the keys are yours.
No. Most of the owners on this page had zero experience buying or running a business when they started. You get a step-by-step playbook and people who have actually done it in your corner the whole way.
Often less than you think. Many deals close with about 10% down using SBA loans, seller financing, or investor capital. On the deals list above you'll see closings with 5% down, seller carries, and fully investor-funded deals.
SBA 7(a) loans were built for exactly this. In general you'll need solid personal credit, the down payment, and to be a US citizen or permanent resident. We help you get loan-ready and point you toward SBA-preferred lenders who fund these deals every week.
That fear is exactly why diligence comes first. You're buying proven cash flow, not a gamble. We show you how to read the numbers, spot red flags (like one customer being half the revenue), and structure the deal so the seller keeps skin in the game.
Boring, profitable, Main Street businesses. Car washes, laundromats, HVAC, accounting firms, pest control, landscaping. Things people already pay for every month. Boring is the point.
Anywhere from a few months to about a year, depending on how fast you move and the right deal showing up. Some members closed within six months of their first call.
No. You're the owner, not a spectator. But you keep the team, systems, and customers that already work, so it's ownership, not a second full-time job.
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