Professor of Entrepreneurship
Start-ups and scale-ups are essential for a vibrant economy. At Vlerick Business School, we believe that Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) offers an alternative approach for individuals to realise an entrepreneurial ambition and become owner-manager of a company.
A vibrant climate for ETA helps existing businesses dealing with succession issues be transferred. An ETA often provides a spark for entrepreneurial renewal assisting those businesses to realise new growth opportunities.
An ETA can also be a mechanism to strengthen and complement existing management teams to professionalise the business and accelerate growth.
Through Vlerick’s Entrepreneurial Buyout Academy, we trained over 300 buyout candidates in the past 10 years. And about 15% ended up buying their own company.
In this white paper, alumni who bought their own company share 10 tips (+ 1 bonus tip) on how to become successful when pursuing an ETA.