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2025.03.19 - Online Biz Acquisition Opps

Corey’s Quick Take: Market place businesses like this are hard to get launched, and very resilient to new competition. The owner of the this one is an industry professional, not an online business owner, which is in my opinion the best reason for exiting and leaves easy wins for business minded folks.
🏥 Veterinary Recruitment SaaS – $131K SDE – Asking $500K – 3.8x
Listing Type (?): Solid
A recruitment marketplace for veterinarians and clinics, solving a major hiring pain point in a high value industry. The platform has facilitated 7,000+ instant matches and 26,000+ invoiced service hours, showing strong traction.
✅ What I Like
Owner is a veterinarian, not an online business operator—selling for the right reasons
Solves a critical hiring challenge with an industry-specific matching algorithm
Marketplaces are hard to build but tend to last once established
No major direct competitors at scale
⚠️ Risks / Challenges / Questions
Balancing supply and demand in a two-sided marketplace
📈 Ways to Grow
Geographic expansion to more veterinary markets
Partnerships with veterinary schools and associations
Premium job listings or subscription-based revenue models
AI-powered job matching and software integrations
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