Giving Thanks
A recent message on X.com encouraged me to pick the blog back up. We had five draft blog posts in the queue but none of them seemed worthy of publishing until now. I gave them an editorial treatment and hit publish. In them we announce additions of five locations since November 3, 2023 and explain […]
Little Engine Ventures Acquires American Eagle Autoglass of Danville & Champaign, Illinois
On May 17, 2024, Little Engine Ventures (“LEV”) acquired American Eagle Autoglass of Danville and Champaign, Illinois from Wade Adams. American Eagle Autoglass was founded in 1985 in Danville, Illinois. The local autoglass repair and replacement provider delivers high quality, rapid service at a fair price helping automobile owners get back on the road with […]
The Hush of Closures and the Roar of Success
Amongst the startup community there is a “celebration of failure.” This phrase is intentionally shocking. Who wants to “fail fast?” What does that mean? For those in the know, it means, “we learned what not to do” and for the very best, we learned what not to do very inexpensively! In most large organizations the […]
Little Engine Ventures Acquires Skydive Kansas City
On January 24, 2024, Little Engine Ventures (“LEV”) acquired Skydive Kansas City from Chris Hall. Skydive Kansas City was founded in 1998 in Butler, MO. The local drop zone offers tandem skydives to first time jumpers. Students that want to become certified can undertake additional certification courses offered at the airport. “Our business was ready […]
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Reflections on 2023
We published 15 blog posts for the year, including this one. This is far fewer than our earlier days, when I was ripping out 4-6 per month. I suppose one can take comfort in that I’m ranting less and working more? Our publication frequency certainly felt less intense this year than previously. Looking back at […]
Little Engine Ventures Acquires Skydive the Rock
On December 17, 2023, Little Engine Ventures (“LEV”) acquired Skydive the Rock from Eric Bickel. Bickel had to close the drop zone in 2021 following a personal battle with cancer. The local drop zone offers tandem skydives to first time jumpers from Rockford, IL, Chicago, IL, Madison, WI and Lake Geneva. Students that want to […]
Little Engine Ventures Acquires Precision Header Tooling of Rockford, Illinois
On November 3, 2023, Little Engine Ventures (“LEV”) acquired the stock of Precision Header Tooling of Rockford, Illinois from David Tollin. The company produces header dies for fastener manufacturers throughout the Midwest. “I am pleased to find someone to breath new life into a company that has been my life’s work. Daryl and team were […]
Systematic Expansion
Saturday morning I finished reading the 2022 Annual Report for a large, publicly traded corporation. We do not own shares of this particular company, but it is on my list of wonderful businesses. Over the years, it strikes me that all wonderful companies have simple expansion plans. This particular company has maintained the basics of […]
Geographic Density & Industry Diversity
Little Engine Ventures serves two primary customer types. The foremost is the local, best-in-niche service business owner who wants to sell his or her company to a family member or small group of employees but doesn’t want to strap the business with debt. We provide this group an alternative path compared to selling to a […]