Built for trades owners, not brokers
Your business is your biggest asset.
Make it worth top dollar.
We help trades owners maximize what their business is worth — so it pays you more while you run it, and sells for the most when you’re ready. More profit, more stability, and a number you can defend. Don’t get duped. Don’t sell for less than you’re worth.
- 30–50%
- less is what owner-dependent businesses sell for
- ~46%
- of deals die in diligence over messy books
- 20–30%
- more for owners who prepare years ahead
- 2.3M+
- owner-run businesses changing hands this decade
Most owners came up in the field, not in a finance class. So the money and value side gets winged. That’s the most expensive part of the business to wing. We make it the part you’ve got handled.
What we do
Built around one thing: what your business is worth.
Maximize value while you own it, get ready to sell for top dollar, run your numbers right, and put your tech to work. Pick where it hurts most.
Maximize value
Make your business worth more — starting now.
More profit, less chaos, and a business that doesn’t live or die on you. Worth more to you every year you own it.
Join the waitlistSell for top dollar
Get ready to sell — and don’t get duped.
Know what it’s really worth, clean up what drags the price, and walk in ready — even if the sale is years away.
Join the waitlistStrategic financial office
Get a real finance function — without the overhead.
Bookkeeping, controller, and CFO-level strategy — done for you, built for the trades.
Contact usAI & technology
Put your tech — and AI — to work for you.
Untangle your tools, connect your data, and use AI on the grind instead of fearing it.
Contact usHow we work
Plain numbers. Real proof. On your side.
We show the math
Every number comes with the assumption behind it. No black boxes, no broker hand-waving.
Built for the trades
Benchmarks, language, and tools made for how a contracting business actually runs — not generic advice.
Your data stays yours
We minimize what we hold, never sell it, and you can have it deleted anytime.
Common questions
What does Top Dollar Trades do? +
We help trades business owners maximize what their company is worth — both while they run it (more profit, more stability, less dependence on the owner) and when they sell it (a real valuation, fixing what drags the price, and being ready so you don’t get lowballed). We also run your numbers as a strategic financial office and help you put your tech and AI to work.
Who is it for? +
Owners of trades and home-services businesses — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, and the rest — who want their business to pay them more now and be worth more whenever they sell. Built for owners, not brokers.
How much does it cost? +
It depends on the service. The value and sell-prep offerings are opening by waitlist; the strategic financial office and AI/tech work start with a quick contact form so we can scope it. The newsletter is free.
Is your valuation an official appraisal? +
No. Our valuations are defensible estimates for planning and decision-making, with every assumption shown. A formal, certified appraisal is a separate, credentialed service we can point you to when a deal requires one.