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why main street
Main Street built this economy
It just never got paid the way Wall Street does. That gap is the reason this firm exists.
Why Main Street
Main Street built this economy
It just never got paid the way Wall Street does. That gap is the reason this firm exists.
We have traveled the long road from Main Street to Wall Street, and brought back what we have learned.
At Stakeholders, we believe that small business owners are the bedrock of our economy. But too often, these business owners miss out on the big outcomes that larger corporate and financial players enjoy.
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We're here to change that.
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We do it by helping Main Street business owners join forces with their peers to create Supergroup platforms that sell for top dollar.
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The problem
A person can spend thirty years building a real business and still get offered the worst deal in the room
When it comes time to sell, most owners find the options are narrowed to two. Sell to a competitor or a financial buyer, take the number offered, and watch the name come off the building. Or hold on, work another decade, and hope somebody in the family wants it.
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Neither of those reflects what was actually built. We offer a third option.
What we believe
Three things we keep coming back to
Being part of something large is worth real money. Today that premium goes to whoever writes the check. We think it belongs to the owners who built the businesses.
The premium belongs to the people who earned it
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Your brand, your crew and your reputation are why customers call you. Take away the name and the crew, and the customers stop calling. We keep them in place wherever we can.
The name on the truck is an asset
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Whoever has run the business for twenty years understands it better than anyone arriving with a model. We back their judgment and keep them in the chair.
The owner knows more than the spreadsheet
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Where this comes from
We have been in your shoes
Between us we have started companies, run them, made payroll, and sold to private equity buyers ourselves. It is the reason the firm is built the way it is.
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