A turn-key partnership — not another training program.
Many programs offer to teach entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA). B2B MBA is different: we deliver a Private Investment Firm (PIF) and a comprehensive, private equity-grade back office to support it.
You become an independent sponsor.
An independent sponsor identifies, acquires, and operates an exceptional business on their own terms — never locked into a single rigid structure. The model flexes to the opportunity in front of you: fund your first acquisition with your own equity and SBA financing, grow through add-on acquisitions, or raise capital deal-by-deal. You earn both ownership and operator economics — building real, lasting ownership value instead of simply buying yourself a job.
B2B MBA equips experienced, mid-career operators — acquisition entrepreneurs — to leverage their career experience and step into the role of independent sponsor, each with their own Private Investment Firm and a private equity-grade back office behind every deal.
New to these terms? An acquisition entrepreneur acquires and operates a business instead of building one from scratch — and the independent sponsor model is the most flexible, control-preserving way to do it.
Learn how the independent sponsor model worksYour own Private Investment Firm, fully supported.
Within the B2B MBA system, partners are classified by the financial performance of their managed portfolio. The model is engineered so your transition to ownership is deliberate and de-risked.
Aligned by design
B2B MBA participates in the economics of each acquisition you make, so our interests are aligned — we succeed only when you do.
You retain full operational control of every business you acquire. Our role is training, strategic oversight, and back-office execution.
A deliberate path from executive to owner.
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Stay employed while you search
Remain in your W-2 role until you close your first acquisition. Our back office does the heavy lifting of sourcing and diligence around your schedule.
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Close your first acquisition
Your first acquisition is intended to replace your W-2 income — the moment you transition to managing your Private Investment Firm full-time.
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Build your portfolio
Execute additional acquisitions, optimize operations with our consulting chairs, and grow distributions to your PIF.
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Earn your MBA²
Achieve mastery in business acquisition and administration — awarded when trailing 12-month distributions to your PIF reach $1 million.
Three tiers. One designation earned through performance.
All Senior Partners receive the MBA² designation, indicating a level of mastery in business acquisition and administration evidenced by portfolio performance.
Associate Partner
Where every partner begins — establishing your Private Investment Firm and closing your first acquisition. Aim for $300,000 in trailing 12-month distributions.
Partner
Growing your managed portfolio and distributions as you execute additional acquisitions and optimize operations. Your target is $600,000 in trailing 12-month distributions.
Senior Partner
Mastery achieved. Senior Partners receive the MBA² designation, awarded when trailing 12-month distributions to your PIF reach $1 million.
Ready to become an independent sponsor?
Apply to join a community of acquisition entrepreneurs operating as independent sponsors.