Florida business brokerage · M&A (mergers & acquisitions) advisory · engagements across America
Buying or selling a business.
Confidential M&A representation for owners ready to exit and buyers ready to acquire — built on technical depth, Veteran discipline, and relationships that outlast the deal.
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Industries We Serve
Top-dollar industries, brokered with specialist depth.
Twelve categories where buyer demand is deepest right now — each with a dedicated guide to selling and buying in that industry, and the same valuation bands our free calculator uses. Not listed? We likely still cover it.
The Difference
Confidentiality.
Your employees, customers, and competitors don't find out you're for sale. We control who sees what, and when.
A real valuation.
Most owners don't know what their business is actually worth at exit. We model recast earnings, market multiples, and buyer fit before pricing.
A network of qualified buyers.
You don't sell to whoever walks in — you sell to a pre-vetted buyer who has the capital and the fit to actually close.
Leverage at the table.
A first-time seller negotiates against full-time acquirers with lawyers and CFOs. We level the field.
Services
Full-service brokerage, from first valuation to closing table.
Sell a Business
Confidential, professionally run sell-side representation — from pricing to a closed, funded transaction.
Buy a Business
Buyer-side representation for acquisition entrepreneurs and investors — sourcing, diligence, and deal structure.
Business Valuation
A defensible view of what your business is worth at exit — recast earnings, market multiples, and buyer fit.
Exit Planning
Prepare the business — and yourself — well before the sale, so you exit on your terms and timeline.
Technology Business Advisory
Specialized guidance for SaaS, MSP, IT-services, and cybersecurity businesses — valued by a peer, not a translator.
Confidential Marketing
Reach qualified buyers through blind teasers and a controlled process — without tipping off staff or competitors.
For Owners & Sellers
Thinking about retirement, burnout, or a strategic exit?
Whether you're planning years ahead or you're ready now, the goal is the same: exit on your terms, at a price that reflects what you actually built — without your employees, customers, or competitors finding out until you choose. Succession, retirement, a partner buyout, or simply moving on to what's next — every path starts with a confidential, no-obligation conversation. The most expensive exit is almost always the unprepared one.
For Buyers & Investors
Looking to acquire a profitable business?
Acquisition entrepreneurs, investors, and professionals buying their way into ownership get represented through the whole process — sourcing on- and off-market opportunities, reading the financials, structuring the offer, and working through diligence and SBA financing to a clean close.
A Specialty
For technology-enabled businesses.
Most generalist brokers struggle to value modern tech-enabled businesses — SaaS contract books, recurring-revenue defensibility, IP and data assets, and the cybersecurity posture that increasingly drives enterprise deal terms. Buyers walk into post-close surprises: undisclosed technical debt, broken integrations, expired licenses, compliance gaps.
With advanced training in cybersecurity alongside business administration, I work the technical side of these deals as a peer — not a translator. Sellers get fully credited for what they've built. Buyers acquire with eyes open.
Read the Software & SaaS guideIndustries
Main Street to the lower middle market.
Active buyer demand runs across 55+ business categories — HVAC and the skilled trades, restaurants and hospitality, medical, dental, and veterinary practices, e-commerce and SaaS, logistics and distribution, manufacturing, professional services, and more.
If you own it and it earns, there is a buyer pool for it — and a confidential process to reach that pool without tipping off your employees, customers, or competitors.
Explore the industry guidesAbout
Dom Dominguez, MBA, MS
Licensed Florida Business Broker · Lic. BK3529743 · Hedgestone Business Advisors
A U.S. Veteran and licensed Florida broker, holding two advanced degrees — one in cybersecurity, one in business administration. My focus is bridging the technological gap to maximize value for business buyers and sellers, while building real relationships along the way.
More about the practiceWhere We Work
Florida-based. Engaged across America.
Buyer-side representation is available in every state and the District of Columbia. Sell-side engagements run directly in Florida, D.C., and the 33 other states with no separate business-broker licensing statute — and case-by-case, co-brokered with a locally-licensed partner, in the 16 states that require local licensure.
The Platform
A deal room, not an email thread.
Most brokers run transactions over email attachments and consumer file-shares. Vaultolio engagements run on a secure deal platform built and operated in-house — your financials are released buyer-by-buyer, stage-by-stage, in one place you can see and we can control.
Encrypted deal rooms.
Diligence documents live in an encrypted vault with per-deal access control — released as a buyer advances, revocable the moment a conversation ends.
Verified buyers only.
Portal access requires phone-verified identity before a single page of your information is visible. No anonymous lookers, no forwarded PDFs.
Signatures built in.
NDAs and offer documents are signed inside the platform with a tamper-evident audit trail — nothing circulates as an attachment.
Run by your broker.
The same security training behind the technology-deal specialty runs your transaction — not a generic file-share with default settings.
The Process
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Confidential consultation.
Tell me your goals. No fee, no obligation — and nothing leaves the room.
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Valuation & strategy.
We model what the business is worth at exit and set a realistic price, timeline, and target-buyer profile.
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Preparation.
Financials are recast and the story is packaged into a blind teaser — so buyers see the opportunity, not your identity.
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Buyer identification.
We reach a pre-vetted network of qualified buyers under NDA, released to your information stage by stage.
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Negotiation.
Offers, terms, and structure are negotiated on your behalf, with the leverage of a full-time professional at the table.
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Due diligence.
The buyer verifies while we manage the flow inside a secure deal room, so momentum — and confidentiality — hold.
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Closing & transition.
Documents are signed, funds change hands, and a transition plan hands the business over cleanly.
No fee, no obligation to start — and replies within one business day.
Start step one — a confidential conversationFree Tools & Guides
Start with a number, not a sales pitch.
Get oriented before you ever pick up the phone. These tools are free, confidential, and require no signup.
Business Valuation Calculator
Estimate your Seller’s Discretionary Earnings and a likely market-value range in about two minutes.
Seller-Financing Calculator
Model a seller-financed structure — down payment, note terms, and monthly payments — to see how a deal could work.
Questions
Answers before you reach out.
How do I know what my business is worth?
Value is generally based on your recast earnings (SDE or EBITDA) multiplied by a market multiple for your industry, size, and risk profile — then adjusted for buyer fit. You can get a fast estimate with the free valuation calculator, and we refine it together from there. More on how business valuation works.
Can I sell my business confidentially?
Yes — confidentiality is the default, not an add-on. Buyers first see only a “blind teaser” with no identifying details, and they sign an NDA before any financials are released. Your employees, customers, and competitors don’t find out unless and until you decide. More on selling confidentially.
Do I need clean financials to sell?
Clean, well-organized books make for a smoother sale and stronger offers, but you don’t need everything perfect before we talk. Part of preparation is recasting your financials to show a buyer the true earning power of the business. Bring what you have — we’ll identify what matters.
What is SDE (Seller’s Discretionary Earnings)?
SDE is the total financial benefit a single owner-operator earns from a business in a year — net profit plus the owner’s salary, perks, and one-time or non-recurring expenses added back. It’s the most common basis for valuing owner-operated small businesses. See EBITDA vs SDE and add-backs explained.
What is EBITDA?
EBITDA is Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization — a measure of operating profitability used more often for larger businesses with a management team in place. On smaller owner-run businesses, SDE is usually the better lens. Here’s how the two compare.
How long does it take to sell a business?
Most sales fall somewhere in the range of six to twelve months from listing to close, though it varies widely with price, industry, financials, and deal structure. Preparation done up front tends to shorten the timeline. More on what drives the timeline.
Do you help buyers find businesses?
Yes. Buyer-side representation covers sourcing on- and off-market opportunities, evaluating the financials, structuring the offer, and working through diligence and financing. Start with how to buy a business, or tell me what you’re looking for.
Do you work with technology companies?
Yes — it’s a particular specialty. SaaS, MSPs, IT-services, cybersecurity, and other technology-enabled businesses carry recurring-revenue models, IP, and security posture that generalist brokers often misprice. With advanced training in both cybersecurity and business, these deals get valued by a peer. See the technology specialty.
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