For Sellers
You built something worth carrying on.
Retire on your terms. A fair price for what you built, a share of its profit growth for as long as it runs, and a successor who carries on your name, your people and your customers.
Your name stays on the door. Your legacy carries on.
Talk with Ojenta about your successionWhat Ojenta offers you
Value for what you built, and a share of its growth
Your business is valued on its real strengths, including its people, its customers and the reputation you built, not just a quick multiple. And you keep a share of the business's profit growth for as long as it runs. Over the years, you may collect two to three times what a conventional sale would pay.
No broker commissions
Ojenta is a buyer, not a broker, so no commission comes out of what you receive.
Peace of mind
Knowing that your business will continue in good hands, and that you will share in its growing profits.
A successor who follows in your footsteps
A screened successor follows in your footsteps, honors your legacy and stays to lead your business. An experienced Mentor guides them. Your successor can lead as soon as you're ready, while you take the time to pass on what only you know.
Your privacy comes first
- We never list your business or market your name.
- Your employees and customers won't hear from us that you're planning your succession.
- Talking with us is private, and you decide who knows and when.
What to expect
- A first conversation. Your goals, your timing, what matters most. No paperwork.
- Getting to know the business. If there's mutual interest, we review it together, subject to diligence.
- Meet the next leader. Ojenta teams with a Protege who would run the business day to day.
- A succession plan in writing. Ojenta and the Protege may propose a plan to take over your business. Nothing is final until written agreements are signed.
- Your successor takes the lead. You pass on relationships and know-how on a schedule you agree to.
- A Mentor for your successor. An experienced Mentor helps the Protege get up to speed, which can free you up sooner.
- Collect your share of the growing profits year after year. The business's profit in the year of the sale sets a starting line. Each year after that, you receive a share of the profit above that line, for as long as the business runs.
What owners often weigh
Owners who have spent decades building a business usually aren't worried about a single number. They wonder what happens to the employees who stuck with them, whether longtime customers will still get the same care, and whether the name they put on the building will mean the same thing in ten years. Most are also planning for retirement and want it to be financially secure. Many also worry about privacy, and about being pushed through a process faster than they're ready for.
Ojenta's approach aims to address those concerns directly. Ojenta is the buyer, so you deal with the people who plan to own and run the business. We look to keep the name, the staff and the local roots. We treat inquiries as confidential and share them only as needed to evaluate a possible deal. Timing is shaped around your plans, and you keep your own attorney and CPA throughout. Every step is subject to diligence and final agreements, and you're free to stop at any point.
Your people
We aim to keep teams in place and treat employees well through the change.
Your customers
Continuity of service and of the relationships you built.
Your name and legacy
A local business that stays local, led by someone in the community. Our plan is to keep your business name and the legacy you built.
A plan that fits your goals
Every owner's goals are different. Some want their successor to lead soon, others prefer a gradual transition. We talk through the options with you, at your pace, and nothing is decided until you and your own attorney and CPA are comfortable.
Before a first conversation
- A short history of the business: when it started and how it grew
- The services you offer and the area you serve
- A general sense of your team: roles and how long people have been with you
- What you'd like your own next chapter to look like
- Your hoped-for timing, even if it's loose
- Questions or concerns you want answered
- Nothing sensitive is needed yet. Financial records can wait until both sides want to go further.
Tell us about your business
A few details and a line about your business. We'll reach out to set up a first conversation.
Reaching out is private. We never list your business or tell your employees or customers.