WE ACQUIRE HYPER-LOCAL, DEFENSIBLE ASSETS THAT HAVE BEATEN THE ECONOMIC ODDS FOR DECADES.

Our philosophy is that certain small businesses are not subject to small business risk. In fact, their small size and restricted scope is their strength, decade after decade. We seek to acquire small, but mighty businesses where the owner’s age or life situation threaten the business’s long-term viability, and where the loss of such a business would affect more than direct livelihoods. We look for businesses where, if they were lost, the entire community would sorely miss it.

Our acquisitions are done quietly and respectfully. The Snell Ventures team will come in as active management partners with the current owner and, over an extended period of time, slowly phase the owner into an advisory role while learning the business from the inside out. We will mirror the owner’s management and operational style while ensuring the business is financially sound to continue into the future.