S→SuccessionMarket Free valuation
For owners · No upfront fees · Paid at closing

You spent years building it.
Sell it like it matters.

Most owners have never sold a business. No valuation, no buyer list, no NDA process, no time for tire-kickers. We carry all of it, and a real person stays beside you from first call to funds in trust.

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What we take off your plate

The whole sale, handled.

01

A price that holds

We build your valuation from your real books, using the multiples Canadian buyers actually pay in our own deal database. You'll know the defensible range before anyone else hears your business exists.

02

A package buyers respect

Professional presentation of your financials, operations, and story, the same standard a $10M company gets. Strong presentation holds pricing and removes buyers' negotiating angles.

03

Buyers who are already looking

Registered, funded buyers tell us what they want to own. Your business goes to matched buyers first, under NDA, before it's visible anywhere public.

04

Total confidentiality

Staff, customers, and competitors don't learn your business is for sale. Information releases in stages, and nothing identifying moves without a signed confidentiality agreement.

05

Deal management to the finish

Offers driven to a signed letter of intent, diligence run on a defined timeline, lawyers coordinated, and your money through a lawyer's trust account on closing day.

The only fee

No retainers. No upfront costs. We're paid at closing, out of the sale, only if your business sells. Your win is the only way we get one.

The first call

Fifteen minutes. No pitch, no pressure.

Most owners put this call off for years. Here's exactly what happens, so there's nothing to dread.

1

You talk, we listen

What you do, roughly what it earns, and what retirement or the next chapter looks like for you. Everything stays confidential.

2

We look at the numbers

Send two or three years of statements when you're ready. We normalize your earnings the way buyers will.

3

You get an honest answer

A defensible price range and a straight read on sellability, free either way. If the timing isn't right, no hard feelings.

Worth more, sooner

What makes a business sell faster and for more.

Buyers pay premiums for transferability. If some of these aren't true for you yet, that's normal, and it's fixable before we go to market.

Clean, current books

Two to three years of financial statements and filed taxes. The single biggest factor in both price and speed.

A business that runs without you

Staff, systems, and customer relationships that transfer. The less it depends on the owner personally, the higher the multiple.

Steady, repeat revenue

Maintenance contracts, recurring customers, and a full pipeline beat one-off jobs in every buyer's eyes.

Tidy assets and lease

An equipment list with clear ownership and a shop lease that can be assigned. Small paperwork, big diligence speed-up.

Seller questions

Asked on almost every first call.

I'm not ready to sell for another year or two. Too early to talk?
It's actually the best time. A free valuation now shows you what the business is worth today and what would raise the number by the time you sell. You lose nothing by knowing.
What if my business is worth less than I hoped?
We'll tell you straight, and show you which levers raise the value: cleaner books, less owner dependency, steadier revenue. We only take mandates priced to sell, so you'll never get a flattering number from us just to win a listing.
Do I need my own lawyer and accountant?
At closing, yes: your lawyer papers the deal and your accountant advises on tax. We coordinate both, and everything before that point, so their billable time stays small.
What do you need from me to get started?
One conversation, then two to three years of financial statements. We build everything else: the valuation, the confidential package, the buyer outreach, and the process.