A Community Built to Support Your ETA Journey
The Denver ETA Meetup exists to help you learn, connect, and move forward with confidence as you navigate Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition.
A Place Where Your Search Is Understood & Supported
A welcoming community for anyone exploring small business acquisitions
Monthly events featuring operators, experts, and real search stories
Practical insights that help you take your next step
Connections that follow you far beyond the meetup
How PROX Helps You:
Insight into the search and acquisition process
Support for evaluating deals
Access to a team experienced in M&A and small business operations
A committed partner for entrepreneurs pursuing ownership
Supporting Entrepreneurs Through Education & Capital
PROX Search Capital is a self-funded and independent sponsor search investment firm built to help entrepreneurs buy and operate small businesses. Our work goes beyond capital. We provide guidance, expertise, and practical insights to make the search and acquisition process easier to navigate.
Adam started the Denver ETA Meetup with the community in mind and that is how PROX works too. By bringing together searchers, operators, and industry experts each month, PROX strengthens the ETA ecosystem and fosters meaningful relationships with future operators.
We share honest guidance, help evaluate opportunities, and provide a steady path to partnership when the timing is right.
Meet Your Host, Adam Markley
CEO & Founder, PROX Search Capital and PROX Capital Group
Adam has over a decade of experience in financial strategy, M&A, and small business operations. He has advised 500+ businesses, signed personal guarantees, and navigated the SBA closing process firsthand. Adam founded ETA Meetups in Denver and Baltimore (1,000+ members) and has guest lectured at CU Boulder’s ETA MBA course. With a track record in launching and acquiring small businesses—including an ETA education company and a fractional CFO firm—he is dedicated to helping ‘Search’ entrepreneurs succeed.
Meet Your Host, Peggy (Tautz) Fasano
Managing Director of PROX Search Capital
Peggy’s focus is driving small business growth. She doubled revenue and EBITDA of a business she and a partner acquired in 2 years, built new business lines within small businesses, and advised dozens of startups on operating best practices and product development. With her skills that span consulting, investing, and operations, she excels in working closely with searchers to identify, acquire, and operate great companies. She has an MBA from CU Boulder and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University.
Have a question? Let's talk.
Whether you’re early in your search or ready to acquire, we’d love to hear from you.
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