Insights

Selling a trades or field-service business, in plain terms.

Short, specific notes on what a buyer actually looks at — normalized earnings, recurring versus project work, the license question, work in process, and everything that moves the number after you have shaken hands on it.

Valuation & Pricing

SDE or EBITDA: which number a buyer will use

Two ways of stating what a company earns, and they are not interchangeable. Which one applies to your business, and why the choice is about the buyer.
Ray Myers · April 22, 2026 · 2 min
Valuation & Pricing

What your business is worth, and why the number moves

Normalized earnings, customer mix, recurring revenue and owner dependence — and how each one changes the figure a buyer can support.
Ray Myers · April 15, 2026 · 3 min
Deal Preparation

Where to start if you are thinking about selling

The first step is private, it costs nothing, and it is not finding a buyer. What to work out before you tell anyone.
Ray Myers · April 7, 2026 · 2 min
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Know your number before a buyer tells you his.

A first conversation costs nothing, commits you to nothing, and stays between us. Twenty minutes, no sales pitch, nothing signed. Bring your CPA if you want.

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