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44 Washington Street, #1080
Morristown, New Jersey 7960
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About the Company
HartmannRhodes is a lower middle-market M&A advisory and business brokerage firm focused on helping business owners sell companies valued between $1 million and $25 million. Serving New Jersey and select markets nationwide, the firm works with owners who are preparing for retirement, planning a transition, or considering a sale after years of building value.
What sets HartmannRhodes apart is real-world experience. This is not a firm built on theory alone. It is built on firsthand understanding of what it takes to grow a business, create value, and ultimately bring it to market. That perspective shapes a practical, straightforward approach centered on preparation, positioning, execution, and results.
HartmannRhodes helps clients understand what their business is worth, prepare for a sale, develop the right marketing materials, reach qualified buyers, negotiate favorable terms, and close the transaction. The process is designed not just to drive value, but to protect confidentiality, reduce surprises, and create leverage where it matters most.
A successful exit is about more than headline price. It is about structure, timing, legacy, employee continuity, and making sure the seller’s years of hard work translate into the best possible outcome. HartmannRhodes brings clarity, discipline, and experienced guidance to every stage of that process.
You only sell your business once. Make it count.
Broker Biography
Introduction
Mark Hartmann is not a broker who learned this business from the sidelines. He is a founder who built a company from the ground up, grew it over more than 15 years, led it to three appearances on the Inc. 5000 list, and ultimately sold it in an eight-figure transaction to a strategic buyer. Today, as the founder of HartmannRhodes, he advises owners of privately held businesses—typically in the $1 million to $25 million range—using the same hard-earned perspective that comes from having lived through the process himself.
That background shapes the way he works. Mark brings an owner’s mindset to every engagement: practical, direct, and focused on outcomes that hold up in the real world. He helps business owners understand what buyers actually see, prepare before outside pressure starts driving the timeline, and navigate the sale process with more leverage, less guesswork, and a clearer view of what matters most. For him, a successful exit is never just about price. It is about readiness, structure, confidentiality, legacy, and walking away knowing the result reflects the value of what was built.
Mark is also the author of Sweat Equity Payday, a practical guide for owners who want to sell smart and exit on their terms. He holds an MBA from Eastern University, a master’s degree focused on organizational change management, and professional credentials that include CBI, CEPA, CVB, and CM&AP. But the credential clients tend to respond to most is simpler than any designation: he has sat in their chair, made the decisions, carried the risk, and come out the other side.
Services Provided
HartmannRhodes provides sell-side M&A advisory and business brokerage services for owners of privately held companies, typically valued between $1 million and $25 million. The firm works with business owners who are preparing for retirement, planning a transition, or simply exploring whether now is the right time to sell.
Services include business valuation, seller positioning, preparation of marketing materials, confidential buyer outreach, management of the sale process, negotiation of price and deal terms, and guidance through due diligence and closing.
HartmannRhodes also advises owners on key issues that can materially impact outcome, including deal structure, working capital, seller financing, earnouts, rollover equity, and transition planning.
The approach is hands-on, disciplined, and built around one goal: helping owners maximize value while minimizing surprises. That means preparing the business properly before going to market, presenting it the right way, creating competitive tension among qualified buyers, and managing the process with a steady hand from first conversation to closing table.
At HartmannRhodes, a successful transaction is about more than just getting a deal done. It is about securing the right buyer, the right structure, and the right outcome for the owner, their family, and their legacy.
You only sell your business once. Make it count.
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Professional Affiliations
Memberships include: International Business Brokers Association, Exit Planning Institute. ... Degrees include: Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Eastern University. Master of Science in Management from St. Elizabeth University. .... Certifications include: Certified M&A Professional (CM&AP) from Kennesaw State University. Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) from Exit Planning Institute. Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) from International Business Brokers Association. Certified Value Builder (CVB) from The Value Builder System. Certified Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FM&VA) from Corporate Finance Institute.
