Selling your HVAC Business: You Don’t Have to Say Yes
Many brokers believe the market for acquisitions will heat up in 2025. That’s good news if you’ve been thinking of selling or retiring. But before you list, here’s a reminder [...]
To Keep or Not to Keep the Name of the HVAC Business You Acquired
Hurray! You've accomplished a massive milestone in your career: one or more successful HVAC acquisitions or mergers. That's an exciting step toward your business vision and possibly opens you up [...]
What is Negotiable in Your HVAC Company Sale Agreement?
What’s negotiable? The short answer, as you’ve probably guessed, is “everything.” I’ve never seen any deal close without some back and forth between the parties. The seller is always in [...]
Selling Your HVAC Business? Some Thoughts on Employee Bonuses
This question comes up often when someone is closing on the sale of their business. Should I include the cost of employee bonuses in the sale agreement? There are two [...]
Planning Your Retirement as an HVAC Business Owner
Thinking about your upcoming retirement might bring on a mix of emotions. The uncertainty of life without your business can be unsettling and exciting in the same breath. Building your [...]
Should You Add Another Trade to Your HVAC Business?
I talk to a lot of business owners, and I get this question frequently: I’m thinking of adding (plumbing, electrical, etc.) to my HVAC business. Do you think that’s a [...]
Be Grateful for Your Staff
Most companies say that their staff is their most important asset. This is an old cliché that is also the absolute truth. An HVAC company cannot function without competent and [...]
Technician Turned Owner: 5 Steps to HVAC Business Ownership
Buying an HVAC business could be one of the best investments you'll ever make due to the industry's projected growth and the continuous demand for HVAC services. If you've lived [...]
Business Brokers Protect You from Zombie HVAC Buyers
I don’t know about you, but zombies have always been the scariest movie monsters for me. They used to be your neighbor, your friend, your 10th-grade teacher - and now [...]
5 Benefits of Clean Books For Your HVAC Business
Business owners often underestimate the importance of keeping and maintaining clean records, which is much easier than scrambling to get things in order when it's time to sell. Recordkeeping might [...]