Building the future of business ownership.
This is the public history of Business Partner Match™™ — every founding, community, trust, and knowledge milestone as the platform grows. Each first belongs to the members who made it possible.
The growth of the marketplace itself.
The people, businesses, and partnerships behind every deal.
Verification, satisfaction, and reputation earned over time.
The learning and insight the community produces.
2026
The Founding Year- Platform Founded
Why it matters. Business Partner Match™ opened as a matchmaking marketplace built around trust, compatibility, and multiple paths to ownership.
Impact on the ecosystem. Gave owners, buyers, and professionals a single place designed for the way ownership transitions actually happen — not just for-sale listings.
- Founding Member Program launched
Why it matters. The first participants were invited in as partners in building the platform, not test users.
Impact on the ecosystem. Established that Business Partner Match™ will be shaped by the professionals and owners who actually use it.
- First Founding Member
- First 100 Business Profiles
- First 500 Listings
- First Business Listed
- First Buyer Registered
- First Seller Registered
- First Business Partnership Created
- First Seller Financing Deal
- First Sweat Equity Opportunity
- First Management Buy-In
- First Family Business Transition
- First Minority-Owned Business Matched
- First Veteran-Owned Business Matched
- First Woman-Owned Business Sold
- First Cross-State Transaction
- First Verified Introduction
- First Verified Meeting
- First Letter of Intent (LOI)
- First Due Diligence Completed
- First Business Sold
- First 100 Verified Connections
- First Educational Article
- First State Market Report
- First AI Insight Report
2027
Growing the Marketplace- First 1,000 Business Profiles
- First International Business Profile
- First International Listing
- First 100 Completed Transactions
- First 100 Partnerships Formed
- First 100 Verified Reviews
- First 1,000 Successful Introductions
- 95% Participant Satisfaction
- 90% Would Use Business Partner Match™ Again
- 90% Would Recommend to a Friend
- First Webinar
- First Podcast
- First Annual Community Report
- First AI Outcome Intelligence Report
2028
Scaling the Ecosystem- First 10,000 Business Profiles
- First $100M in Opportunity Value
- First Founding Member Reunion
- First Multi-Generational Ownership Transition
- First 1,000 Completed Transactions
- First Annual Business Ownership Report
Every January we publish an annual community report — listings, industries, states, partnerships, transactions, success stories, lessons learned, and improvements shipped. A time capsule of what the community built that year.