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65% -- portfolio average first year growth rate for Kona Group acquisition portfolio (2024)
Kona Group companies have grown an average of 65% in their first year of ownership.
- Self-reported by practitioner/holding company owner during a conference presentation
- Based on a small boutique holding company portfolio
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65%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2024
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Kona Group / SMBash
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Tier C
https://smbash.com/agenda/2024-driving-growth ↗
Source Article
10 Principles for Driving Growth After You Buy the Business - SMBash | The National Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Summit
10 Principles for Driving Growth After You Buy the Business
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Chase Murdock of Kona Group breaks down the post-acquisition growth playbook behind 65% average first-year growth across his portfolio, covering buyer personas, unit economics, sales versus marketing-led motions, and channel div…
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Kona Group / SMBash
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Practitioner-reported average across a small private acquisition portfolio; not a formal study
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IndustryFinTech
Company SizeEnterprise
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Kona Group acquisition portfolio: 65% portfolio average first year growth rate. Source: Kona Group / SMBash (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/kona-portfolio-first-year-growth-2024
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