Move on from your business with confidence.

Yes. Your team is the business, and it's the main reason we'd want to buy it. We promote from within before we ever hire from outside. If a general manager or operations manager is needed, the first place we look is your existing bench. Where a specialist skill is missing, for example government RFP experience, we bring in a consultant to teach the team rather than replace anyone.

Only as long as you want to. A transition period helps customers and employees, and most owners choose a few months of hand-off. If you'd like to stay longer, or keep a stake, we're open to it. If you want to be out at closing, we plan for that.

The SBA 7(a) program lets a buyer finance most of a purchase with a bank loan the SBA partially guarantees. For you, it means the buyer has real capital behind the offer and the bank has independently reviewed the business. It also means a clean close: the bank funds at closing, and any seller note sits alongside it on terms we agree together.

Most service businesses trade on a multiple of owner earnings (SDE or EBITDA), adjusted for things buyers actually price: recurring revenue, customer concentration, and how much the business depends on you personally. We'll show you our math, not just a number. The valuation calculator on the resources page gives a directional range you can run yourself first.

Creative ones. We prefer structures with seller participation, such as a seller note or milestone-based payouts, because they let us pay more over time on terms that work for you and reflect your belief in the business. We'd rather structure a deal in your favor than win on a lowball cash price.

For most buyers, certifications tied to your ownership end at closing. Mae is Native-owned, which means much of that positioning can be re-established and extended after a sale. Read more on our strategic advantage.

Fully, from the first email. Nothing about your business is shared with anyone. Before any financials change hands we sign a mutual NDA, both directions. Your employees and customers hear about a sale from you, on your timeline, never from us.

Yes. Some of the most useful conversations we have are with owners two to five years out. Knowing what buyers look for, and what moves the number, gives you time to shape the business before you ever need to sell it.