Sell your blue-collar business with confidence.

The Hartwell Group (THG) is primarily a sell-side advisory firm, built for owners of blue-collar, service-based businesses.

Most owners sell exactly once. The buyer across the table has done it dozens of times. THG helps you understand what you have, what it’s worth, and what your options are — long before you commit to anything.

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Veteran Owned & Operated

Background at a glance

100+

Acquisitions negotiated and closed

30+

Years in blue-collar service industries

12+

Years in acquisitions and business development

Years U.S. Navy — USS Puget Sound (AD-38)

The THG Difference

Built a business. Bought 100 businesses. Now THG is here to help your business.

Most advisors have only ever been advisors. That matters more than it sounds — because knowing how a buyer builds an offer is not something you learn from the sidelines.

Built It

An owner first.

From technician to business owner — payroll, trucks, techs, customers, and every 2 a.m. problem that comes with it. He knows what you actually built, because he built one too.

Bought Them

Then on the buying side.

Over a decade in acquisitions, worked alongside 4 private equity firms, met with hundreds of business owners. Sat on the buyer’s side of the table and knows exactly how offers get built — and where sellers lose value.

Represents You

Now in your corner.

THG exists to put that experience on the seller’s side of the table, where most owners have no one at all. The buyer’s playbook, working for you instead of against you.

Why Owners Reach Out

The questions that keep coming up.

If you’ve asked yourself any of these, you’re exactly the kind of owner that THG was built to serve.

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What is my business actually worth?

The multiples you’ve heard at industry events are usually wrong, or wrong for your situation. Real valuation depends on earnings quality, customer concentration, recurring revenue, and how much the business depends on you personally.

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Where do I even start?

There’s no obvious first step — and asking around risks word reaching employees, customers, or competitors before you’re ready. That silence is exactly why most owners stall for years without ever getting an answer.

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Who can I trust?

Start with someone who has been where you’re sitting — who built a service business, sold it, and has sat across the table from private equity. You know your trade better than anyone. Selling it is a different skill entirely, and THG is built for that purpose.

Start with a conversation.

No cost, no obligation, completely confidential. Most owners who reach out aren’t ready to sell — they just want to know where they stand.

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