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Preserve your legacy, make your employees owners, and ensure continuity of great customer service.

An Employee Owned Buyer

A Better Alternative

We know what it’s like to build something from scratch — and how hard it is to trust someone else with what you’ve built. Too often, private equity firms or competitors show up with a checkbook but ignoring what really matters: your people, your culture, your legacy.

That’s why we started SSA — to offer a better sale alternative.

SSA is 100% founder- and employee-owned. No outside investors. No buyout schemes. Just a partnership built on shared values and long-term thinking.

The Preferred Buyer

Why Sell To SSA?

Best Seller Experience

  • Simple, quick, white-glove sale process.
  • No last minute surprises – all terms presented upfront.
  • Fast integration.
  • 100% Certainty of close.

Best Financial Outcome

  • Majority cash payment upfront
  • Great valuations, best deal structures.
  • Funds received in 30 days.
  • Money raised ready to wire (no fundraise needed).

Employee Owned

  • 100% Employee and founded-owned.
  • Great benefits package.
  • Growth and promotion opportunities for A players.

Permanent Home For Your Legacy

  • No outside investors.
  • No plan to “flip” your 
company in 3-5 years.
  • Building SSA for the 
long-term: 30 years.

Personalized Support

White-Glove Sale Process

We have continuously improved our transaction process through 10+ deals.

Scientific Safety Alliance

Investors
Purchase Price Agreement
9 Pages – Presented at Start (No Surprises)
75+ pages – presented later, negotiated for another 3-11 months
Time To Close Sale
30 days
90 days- 1 year
Data Requests
Minimal and we assist with pulling data
Lengthy and no support
Integration
Done pre-close in 2 weeks
Done after close – lengthy, time consuming, and distracting
Approach
Personalised touch and solutions (SSA management, employee, training, etc.)
Corporate (suit-and-tie, interacting with broker and investment bank, etc.)
Ownership
Employee Owned
Investor Owned

Data-Driven

Valuation Process

SSA can provide an initial valuation in 1-2 weeks!

Quick, non-invasive process requiring basic information.

No last-minute changes between initial valuation and final price.

All Your Employees Will Become Owners

We Take Care Of Your People

“Being a part of an employee owned organization is great. Knowing this can and will become tangible while we all operate as a unit increases my eagerness and curiosity at work.”

Stephen English

SSA Co-Owner

“Equity ownership is extremely valuable and creates a culture of empowerment. Having a personal interest in SSA’s success motivated me to explore new ideas and empowers me to share them with the team.”

Vanessa White

SSA Co-Owner

“I’m pleased we found a partner that will invest in our company, employees, and customers.”

Doris Kratohvil

Former Owner, Calyx Metrology

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High Quality Businesses

What We Look For

Happy Customers

Clear commitment to quality demonstrated by repeat customers.

Proud Entrepreneurs

Independent and proud
business builders.

Team and Culture

Happy, tenured employees
dedicated to the future.

Profitability

$250k+ of annual
profit.

proven track record

Owner Testimonials

“I chose SSA because I wanted the best future for my employees. They received equity ownership, partnership bonuses, and are now part of a bigger organization with growth opportunities.”

Nancy Trautman

Former Owner – CSI

“This partnership ensures a promising future for our employees, aligning perfectly with our commitment to their well-being and career growth.”

Tony Lema

Owner – Gerbig Cleanrooms

“SSA and CSI were the best fit for our certification team. I am confident that the SSA team will take good care of our employees.”

Kim Robertson

Owner – Gerbig Cleanrooms

“We chose SSA because we wanted our legacy, team, and customers to be taken care of. SSA’s employee ownership program stood out”

Eric Mckee

Former Owner, Keystone Certification

“SSA’s recruiting team, training center, and investment in providing quality service will enable us to grow and better serve our customers”

Wendy Mckee

Former Owner, Keystone Certification

“When I first met SSA, it was obvious they had a different, people-first approach that would fit well with our culture and that we share a philosophy regarding exceptional service delivery”

John Walls

Former Owner, Calyx Metrology

“I’m pleased we found a partner that will invest in our company, employees, and customers.”

Doris Kratohvil

Former Owner, Calyx Metrology

“I chose SSA because I wanted my employees and customers to be taken care of. This enables my team to have more growth opportunities.”

Tom Holm

Former Owner, BME Lab & Science

“SSA’s employee ownership program, robust benefits package, focus on people, and operational excellence stood out from the rest.”

Tony Lamacchia

Former Owner, Class 1 Air

“SSA’s commitment to not just maintain, but enhance the benefits to my staff, including their employee ownership program, made the decision to join forces easy”

Michael Kosinski

Founder, Owner and President, CEPro, Inc.

“We didn’t want our employees to become a number in a big corporation that just plans to buy small businesses and resell the company later. We wanted our employees to get the same treatment as before and become owners of the company”

Kelsey & Andrea Feathers

Former Owners, LCS

“SSA’s employee ownership program, comprehensive benefits, people-centered approach, and commitment to operational excellence truly set them apart”

Joseph Martz

Owner, JP Certs