Changkum buys one owner-run business at a time and holds it. You get paid at close. Your crew keeps their jobs. Your name stays on the trucks.
Most buyers want your business. We want to keep it. A permanent home for businesses that already work. We buy one good business at a time. We keep the name on the door, the crew on the payroll, and the customers who made it worth buying. Then we make it known. The owner gets paid at close, and gets their life back.
Changkum is chang kham. ຊ້າງ (chang) is elephant. ຄຳ (kham) is gold. Noun first, the way Lao says it: an elephant, made of gold. Strength that carries the load, and value that does not fade.
An elephant carries the load, lives long, moves with its herd and never forgets. That is how we own a business. We hold it for decades, we keep the crew together, and we do not forget the name that built it.
Gold does not need a pitch to hold its value, and a business that already works should not need one to get paid. A written offer, typically within ten business days of clean numbers, payment at close, and then we grow what it is worth.
In the Buddhist kingdoms of Southeast Asia, a rare elephant was a sign of royal power and prosperity, honoured rather than worked into the ground. A profitable, owner-built business is just as rare. We buy one at a time, and we treat it like the rare thing it is.
You do not buy a golden elephant to sell it next year.
Most buyers in this market are flippers, roll-ups and funds on a five-year clock. We are not. A golden elephant is something you keep, look after, and are proud to be seen with.
That is the deal with every owner who sells to us: the strength to carry what you built, and gold for the years it took to build it.
Most owners start thinking about selling a year or more before they do. So we built two doors. Both lead to the same house.
We buy the whole business, hold it, and keep it running under its own name. You get paid and you get out.
We run the engine on your business now: story, film, search, reviews and follow-up. You grow what it is worth. When you are ready, you already know the buyer.
A phone that rings, a crew that shows up, and an owner who has been thinking about the exit for a couple of years.
HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, septic, pest control.
Landscaping, tree service, fencing, paving, snow removal.
Regional carriers, last-mile, delivery and disposal routes.
Fabrication, machine shops, packaging, specialty products.
Commercial cleaning, staffing, inspection, equipment repair.
E-commerce or catalog with real margin and repeat customers.
The money is in the work. The value is in whether anyone knows. This is what we run on every company in the house.
The owner’s decades, the crew, the trucks. Shot properly and told plainly, so customers and hires feel it.
Google profile, local search and a review habit that compounds. Be the first name people find.
Paid and organic campaigns built for one service area at a time, measured by booked jobs, not clicks.
Missed-call text-back, quote follow-up and repeat-customer reminders, so no lead goes cold.
| Revenue | $500K – $3M Annual, owner-operated |
|---|---|
| History | Three years profitable Tax returns that match the story |
| Offer | Typically within ten business days Of receiving clean numbers |
| Close | Forty-five to sixty days From signed letter of intent |
| Structure | All cash, or cash plus seller note A 10–20% note usually lifts the total price |
| Transition | Three to twelve months Part time is fine |
| The name | Stays on the door Sign, trucks, listing, phone number |
| Geography | United States Based in Atlanta, Georgia |
Most sellers have never done this before. Here is the whole path, so nothing shows up late and surprises you.
Twenty minutes. What the business does, who runs it, and why you are selling. No pitch deck required.
Week oneThree years of tax returns, a current P&L and your customer mix. We sign an NDA before anything moves.
Under NDAPrice, structure and timeline on one page, typically within ten business days of clean numbers.
Typically ≤ 10 business daysLetter of intent, due diligence, closing. Forty-five to sixty days if the books are in order.
45–60 daysNot sure you fit? Ask. Two lines cost you nothing.
Tell us what you have. If it fits, we ask for the numbers. If it does not, we tell you straight and point you somewhere better.
Atlanta, Georgia. Buying across the United States.
Send the blind profile and the asking price. We sign NDAs quickly and do not shop deals around.
An elephant never forgets a name.