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One Wheelhouse

One Wheelhouse · Invest. Build. Operate.

Ready for the next location?We help you scale.

Who we work with

You’re ready. We’re built for it.

The second location, the first big lease, the payroll that outgrew a spreadsheet: we work with businesses at the point where growing gets hard.

Which one are you?

  • Starting out

    Young entrepreneurs

    You have a concept and a plan, and want partners who have opened businesses before.

  • Location two

    Single-unit owners

    Location one works. You’re ready for location two and want to get it right.

  • Adding units

    Franchisees adding units

    You’re growing inside a franchise system and need capital, buildouts or a back office to keep up.

  • Up and running

    Operators buried in admin

    Payroll, books and vendors are eating the hours you should spend running the business.

The companies

Three companies. One team behind them.

Each stands on its own, with its own site, team and agreements. Together they cover the money, the space and the back office.

Invest

Capital and development

Funding and development for the next location, from our own capital to the right mix of private capital and debt, with expert advice alongside.

  • Growth capital: angel investments with no minimum for smaller deals, and venture investments of $1 million to $5 million for larger ones
  • Capital and debt sourcing: qualified investors and family offices, and SBA, conventional, private and mezzanine debt
  • Franchise development and real estate
  • Expert advice: industry knowledge, relationships and investment experience
  • Capital kept available as you grow

Start here when: You need a development partner, capital, or advice on the next stage.

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Build

Commercial construction

Tenant-improvement buildouts of 1,500 to 10,000 sq ft in Texas and Oklahoma, informed by the realities of opening, operating and scaling businesses.

  • Retail, specialty use (healthcare and aquatic) and office buildouts
  • Permits and design coordination
  • Landlord coordination
  • Closeout and warranty

Start here when: You have a space, or are about to sign one, and need it built out.

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Operate

Back office and operations support

A complete back office for single-unit and multi-unit businesses, so owners and operators can focus on running the business.

  • People and HR: payroll, benefits, compliance, training
  • Finance and accounting: bookkeeping, taxes, payables and receivables
  • IT across every location
  • Operations: maintenance, inventory, landlord and vendor relations, marketing

Start here when: The business is running, and the back office is taking your time.

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No package, no obligation

Use one. Use two. Use all three.

Every company is open to any business that needs it, whether or not you use the others.

Use one

  • Just need capital?

    Girish Capital funds the next stage with its own capital, private capital and debt, with advice alongside.

  • Just need a buildout?

    Work with American Allied only.

  • Just need a back office?

    Hand HR, finance, accounting and IT to Wheelhouse Partners.

Use two

  • Opening location two?

    Girish Capital develops it. American Allied builds it.

  • Moving into a new space?

    American Allied builds it out. Wheelhouse Partners runs the back office.

  • Growing what you have?

    Girish Capital brings capital and advice. Wheelhouse Partners takes the back office.

Use all three

Start to finish?

Girish Capital develops, American Allied builds, Wheelhouse Partners operates. The same partners behind all three.

How it works

One conversation. Then the right company for each step.

  1. Step 1: Tell us where you are

    An idea, a first location, or a plan for the next five. One conversation, whatever the stage.

  2. Step 2: We map what you need

    Capital, a buildout, a back office, or some mix. We’ll tell you which company fits, even when the answer is only one.

  3. Step 3: Work with each company directly

    Each company is its own business with its own agreement. You sign only for what you use.

  4. Step 4: We hand off, you keep moving

    The same partners lead all three, so development, build-out and operations stay in step instead of starting over with strangers.

  5. Step 5: Come back for the next one

    Location two runs through the same process, with people who already know your business.

Built by operators

Experience scaling multiple businesses.

Girish Capital founded
2014Girish Capital founded
Years building, since 2004
20+Years building, since 2004
Client business units supported
75+Client business units supported
Years of franchise operations experience
25+Years of franchise operations experience
Pool at a Big Blue Swim School built out by American Allied Construction

One client, all three companies

Big Blue Swim School

  1. InvestGirish Capital backs a multi-unit Big Blue Swim School franchisee.
  2. BuildAmerican Allied Construction built out the schools as tenant improvements.
  3. OperateWheelhouse Partners supports them in its managed portfolio.