Established in 1998, Chelsis Financial specializes in the quiet, confidential transfer of ownership for profitable privately-owned businesses & professional practices and the location of small to lower mid-market merger & acquisition partners. As a Business Broker and Private Intermediary practice, C. Ross Hedges supports business owners to assess enterprise strengths and reach resolution on business value leading to a quiet and confidential transfer of ownership.

Most business owners count on the value of their business to improve borrowing power, attract strategic interest or help fund retirement at some point in the future.  

A recent study found that among family-owned businesses anticipating an ownership change within the next five years, only 52% plan to keep the business in the family.