Jonathan Blanchard
I spent seven years growing my last business as CEO. Now I've relocated to western Massachusetts to live closer to family and am searching for a new business to buy and run locally.
I acquired a calibration services and light manufacturing business from its retiring founders in 2018. Over the next seven years, we nearly tripled the size of the business, supporting the success of our team members, customers, suppliers, and investors along the way. We sold the company to a large national network of calibration labs in 2025 that we believe to be a fantastic partner to safeguard the long-term future of the business. Now I will apply the lessons I've learned about leading small businesses to a new company that I plan to own and operate for the foreseeable future.
Buying a business in western Massachusetts
I am an experienced small business buyer, owner, and operator that is seeking to acquire a new company in western Massachusetts.
After seven years running ETI Precision in Frederick, MD, I am most proud of the professional development opportunities and new career paths we created for our colleagues as our business grew. I was fortunate to have a fantastic team around me throughout my tenure, and together we transformed the business into a leader in the calibration of electrical testing and measurement equipment and the manufacturing of high-current circuit breaker testers. After selling the business, I transitioned out of ETI and relocated to the Pioneer Valley to live closer to family.
Today, I am a Venture Advisor at Georgetown University and support graduate students in the McDonough School of Business’s Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Club. I also advise search fund CEO's and independent sponsors on operations, management, small business financing, and governance.
I received a MBA from Georgetown University in Washington, DC and a BA from Bates College in Lewiston, ME. My wife, three year-old daughter and I live in Amherst, MA.
If you are a business owner in western Massachusetts planning for your retirement and developing the succession plan for your business, I would love to have a conversation. I've bought and successfully transitioned a business from retiring founders previously and know that it is a unique challenge to navigate.
