Mainstay Ventures · Mid-Atlantic
A buyer for small businesses in the Mid-Atlantic.
About
We buy small businesses worth keeping.
Mainstay Ventures is a private holding company. We buy small, profitable businesses in the Mid-Atlantic and the surrounding region — the kind of businesses that keep neighborhoods running. We're not a fund and we're not a strategic. We buy one business at a time and we keep them.
What we look for
Boring, durable, and built to last.
We're drawn to businesses that have been around for decades and will be around for decades more.
$200K to $1M in annual revenue. Profitable, predictable, not promised.
Mid-Atlantic and adjacent — DC, MD, VA, DE, PA, and within a day's drive.
5+ years in business. Established roots, stable customer base, durable demand.
Industry-agnostic. Laundromats, car washes, self-storage, local services, light industrial, niche retail — what matters is the business is built to last.
How we work
Direct, patient, and on your timeline.
We're not assembling a portfolio at scale. Each business gets our full attention before, during, and after the sale.
Whether you're ready to sell next month or thinking about it for the next two years, we want to be on your list. No pressure, no deadlines.
The staff, the name, the way customers experience it — most of what made your business worth buying is what we want to preserve.
No brokers, no auctions, no public listings. Just a conversation between you and us.
Meet Nick
Hi, I'm Nick.
I started Mainstay Ventures because I want to own and run small businesses for the long term — the kind of businesses my neighbors use every week and most people never think about. If you've ever thought about selling — this year or five years from now — I'd love to hear from you. No pitch, no pressure. Just a conversation.
— Nick
Get in touch
Tell me about your business.
Prefer to call? (555) 123-4567