ACTIVE BUYER / NORTHEAST & SOUTHEAST
SBA 7(a) PRE-QUALIFIED · ONE POINT OF CONTACT · NO INVESTOR PARTNERS
Qualified Buyer Profile — 2026

Daniel Schmidt

Honeywell Senior Manager· Former Business Operator· Trades Background· CPA Credential

Acquisition Thesis “I worked for years as a technician in the family electrical services business — before building a corporate career at Honeywell in commercial and operational oversight for industrial business units. I've also built and run a small business myself. I'm now looking to acquire an established technical services company in the Northeast or Southeast and operate it long-term — I know this world from the inside.”

Committed Capital
$500K
Target Price Range
$2–6M
Owner-Operator Intent
Long Term
Structure
No Partners fast decisions
01 Background & Credentials
Corporate

Honeywell

Senior Manager — commercial & operations oversight for industrial business units. Pricing, contract economics, quality terms and planning.

Operator

Business Owner

Co-founded and operated a business — lived the owner's reality of payroll cycles, customer concentration, cash conversion and personal accountability.

Trades

Family Business

Worked as a technician in the family electrical manufacturing & services business.

Financial

CPA Credential

Financial management, lender underwriting, DSCR analysis and SMB cash-flow profiles.

02 Target Sectors
Example verticals — technically credentialed services with recurring customer relationships
  • Commercial electrical testing & maintenance
  • 02Elevator & lifting equipment maintenance
  • 03Industrial equipment maintenance contracts
  • 04Calibration & metrology services (ISO 17025)
  • 05Generator maintenance & load testing
  • 06Cooling tower & water treatment services
  • 07Radiation safety & dosimetry services
  • 08Other technical B2B industrial services
03 Ideal Business
Profile of the business I'm looking for
  • EBITDA$600K – $1.5M
  • Revenue$3M – $12M
  • Revenue typeRecurring · technical delivery
  • Recurring share>70%
  • Customer concentrationNo single customer >20%
  • TeamDepth — not one credential holder
  • TransitionOwner 6–12 months
  • Seller note10–15% · SBA preferred
  • GeographyNE & SE metro / industrial
04 What I Bring to the Business
01

Commercial Infrastructure

Pricing discipline, contract management and customer-relationship systems that technical businesses typically under-invest in.

02

Financial Management

Proper accounting, cash-flow visibility, lender relationships and performance management from day one.

03

Operational Accountability

Owner present in the business — staff development, hands-on management and growth execution.

04

Stability

Long-term operator intent. No exit pressure, no investor return hurdles, one decision-maker.

05 Deal Readiness
01

SBA 7(a) pre-qualified

02

NDA executed same day

03

CIM reviewed within 24 hours

04

LOI issued promptly after site visit & financial review

Ready to move on the right business.

If you're a broker or an owner with a technical services company in the Northeast or Southeast, I'm one decision-maker with capital in place and a long-term plan.

NameDaniel Schmidt
EntityStrait Bridge LLC
FocusNE & SE · B2B Services