Stan Cortland business broker on-site with contractor and HVAC units representing a successful business exit.

Your Business. Your Legacy. Your Exit.

Stan Cortland: From business owner to business broker, helping California business owners achieve stress-free, premium exits through 37+ years of real-world business experience.

An HVAC business owner standing on a rooftop at sunset, symbolizing a successful business exit and retirement.
An HVAC business owner standing on a rooftop at sunset, symbolizing a successful business exit and retirement.

Maximize Your Exit. Minimize Your Stress.

For the "Exit-Ready" Business Owner.

Building a business takes more than financial savvy. It takes grit. You didn't build your business by reading textbooks. You are managing crews, solving problems, and earning your reputation one job at a time.

The traditional brokerage model, often without direct operational experience and lacking a shared history of entrepreneurship, may struggle to connect with the owner on a peer level, failing to grasp the non-monetary goals that leave money on the table, or worse, get stuck in a stressful process that goes nowhere.

Your life's work deserves more than a transaction. It deserves a stress-free transition. Sell your business with an advisor who's been in your shoes.

An Advisor Who Has Been In Your Shoes

âťťI'm Stan Cortland. Before I ever represented a single transaction, I spent decades building, scaling, and selling my own business. That experience changes everything.âťž

Stan Cortland, an Owner-Broker model, sees your business not as a set of financials, but as a living entity whose true value lies in the operational efficiencies, customer relationships, and human capital built over a lifetime of effort.

  • Over 37 years of experience in sales, management, and business ownership.

  • National Xerox Dealership Owner: Managed field service crews, built recurring contract revenue streams, and handled daily operational challenges.

Stan Cortland's Operator-Broker process: a 3-step timeline showing business acquisition, operational review, and exit.
Stan Cortland's Operator-Broker process: a 3-step timeline showing business acquisition, operational review, and exit.

Built & Scaled

Operations

Successful Exit

M&A Advisor Stan Cortland, expert in contractor business exits for the Western U.S., professional headshot.
M&A Advisor Stan Cortland, expert in contractor business exits for the Western U.S., professional headshot.

A Track Record of Successful Exits

In the last two years alone, Stan Cortland has facilitated the successful acquisition of seven (7) California contractor businesses.

7 successful acquisitions facilitated in the last 2 years.

Stan Cortland's licensing across 6 Western states creates a competitive market by expanding the addressable buyer pool beyond local markets.

An orange-highlighted map of the Western United States set against a dark blue, technical-style background.
An orange-highlighted map of the Western United States set against a dark blue, technical-style background.

Market Arbitrage: What is a "small" acquisition for a Phoenix-based consolidator might be a life-changing exit for a local owner. Expanded reach creates competitive tension, driving up the final sale price.

A National Market for Your Local Business

Acquisition Opportunities

Plumbing tools ready for a kitchen sink repair or maintenance service.
Plumbing tools ready for a kitchen sink repair or maintenance service.
Professional installation of outdoor AC units in a landscaped residential backyard.
Professional installation of outdoor AC units in a landscaped residential backyard.
Modern glass storefront entrance with grey aluminum frames and stone tile walkway.
Modern glass storefront entrance with grey aluminum frames and stone tile walkway.