Ryan Ray 🦍
@ryanraysr

I connect CPAs, CFPs, & RIAs with a top-ranked M&A firm when their clients are ready to sell. Builder of referral networks. M&A Advisor, Author & king of typos

 Granbury, TX
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Joined February 2009
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You don't need the right answer. You need the next door.

The truth is, there is no one path to get what you want. There are multiple ways. The hard part is that beyond the next few steps, it’s impossible to know what will happen. I love Jeff Bezos’ one-way
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Who You Serve Determines Whether You Survive What Is Coming

Every headline says your business is in danger. They are half right. The danger is not the economy, AI, tariffs, or Iran. It is who you serve and whether your business can survive without you. The
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The Truth About Selling a $1M–$20M Business Right Now

Most people think of buying or selling a business as a Main Street deal. Those typically sell for $250,000 to $350,000. But there's a bigger tier above that — businesses worth $1 million to $20
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There is one thing every business owner needs to fix.

It's not revenue. It's not margins. It's not even business value. It's owner dependency. And most owners never see it until it costs them millions. Let me show you what I mean. Take Tom. He runs a
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Acquisition Trends in the Service Trades Space

Service businesses are selling at record prices. HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, auto repair, and cleaning companies now make up 40-45% of all business sales in the U.S. Buyers are paying
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The Truth About Earnouts: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know

You spent years building your business. Now you want to sell it. The buyer offers you less than you think it's worth. An earnout sounds like the perfect fix. It's not that simple. What Is an Earnout?
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The Non-Compete Nobody Warned You About

You spend 20 years building a business. You sell it. The check clears. Then you find out you can't work in your industry for the next five years. No competing. No similar business. No calling your old

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My 10-week cohort failed

21,000+ checkout page views All-star M&A speakers Discounted first intake Flopped. I cancelled it. This $5,000 payment came in the week after. Here's what it taught me. The closer an owner gets to an
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A Tale of Two Owners

Both owners are ready to sell. Both waited too long to do anything about it. Owner A got an unsolicited offer. He told me a few years ago, he had the idea to build his business up and never did. Now
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You’ve Been Lied To About Building a Business

Marketers know one thing. Humans want speed. Big promises. Fast results. Packaged to sound fresh. Newsflash: most things take time. But we want it yesterday, and marketers know that. That’s why SMBs
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AI Will Change Everything. Here’s What Business Owners Need to Know.

Every day someone argues about what AI will do to the economy. The real answer? We don’t know yet. But history gives us a strong clue. Disruption doesn’t destroy the economy. It destroys industries
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You Built a Lifestyle Business. Now You Want to Sell It.

Nobody wants to hear this. But someone has to say it. Buyers don't want what they built. Here's what a lifestyle business looks like from the inside: - Makes good money - Controls your schedule - Run
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