Tuck-In Acquisitions as Growth Strategy

Small tuck-in acquisitions of local competitors are recommended as a strategy for home-services businesses to add routes and contracts faster than organic growth, making the business appear as a mini-platform that buyers can scale.

“Cross-trade referral arrangements (the plumber who feeds the HVAC company and vice versa) and small tuck-in acquisitions of local competitors add routes and contracts faster than organic growth, and make you look like a mini-platform buyers can scale.”

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