Chicago Booth

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The University of Chicago Booth School of Business has developed a growing ETA track within its entrepreneurship curriculum. Booth offers coursework on private equity, small business management, and acquisition entrepreneurship that provides students with rigorous analytical frameworks for evaluating SME targets. The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation supports students interested in search funds through mentorship programs, funding competitions, and networking events. Booth's ETA-focused student group connects aspiring searchers with alumni who have completed successful search fund acquisitions. The school's emphasis on data-driven decision-making and financial analysis equips graduates with strong valuation and due diligence skills particularly relevant to the search fund model. Several Booth alumni have gone on to raise and deploy traditional and self-funded search funds across North America.