AI companies are paying operating businesses for a cleaned copy of how the work actually gets done. We advise owners through the license — not the sale.
No retainer. No files leave your systems until you say so. Fee only if you are paid.
AI companies are buying historical exports of how operating businesses work: the estimate that became a job, the ticket that became a resolution, the load that became an invoice, the matter that became a bill. Public text does not show that chain. Your records do.
You keep every original. You keep every customer. You keep the company. Main Street Wealth runs this the way we run a sale: two or more written ranges, your approval before anything moves, and a fee only if you are paid. If buyers pass, you owe nothing.
Buyers have published ranges and said others out loud. The published floor for US operating companies with at least 20 employees and three years of history is around $100,000. Larger files with deep operating history clear higher — some buyers quote $200,000 to $400,000 at the 50-employee mark, high six figures for larger operators, and more for unusual files or long histories in scarce industries.
Depth is what gets priced: completed jobs, loads, invoices, tickets, matters, orders, sites — a number, not a feeling. Headcount sets the band; years, system diversity, and whether the records actually show the chain from lead to cash set the price inside it.
A bid is a written number, on named systems, after you have approved the categories. We require two written numbers before anyone sees a draft license — and at least one buyer has said in public that it will beat a qualifying written offer.
If you’ve run a US operating business for more than three years, with 20+ full-time employees and a system of record you can name, it is probably worth 20 minutes to find out.
Buyers are prioritizing field operations and logistics files right now: depth of record matters more than the industry label on the door.
If any of them changes on your engagement, we don’t take it.
We advise you. We are not the AI company. We do not take a license of your data, and we do not re-sell your records.
Export is from your own admin console to the buyer’s secure location, after your written approval. We never hold your records. We never ask for a login.
We work on a success-fee basis. If a buyer pays us an introduction fee, that amount is credited — you are not charged twice. If buyers pass, you owe nothing.
You approve every buyer, every category, and every draft license. No sample leaves without your written yes.
Four to eleven weeks on a typical file. Faster if you already know your systems.
You fill a 20-minute form. We tell you in writing whether it’s worth taking to buyers.
Short advisory agreement — six months, exclusive on data licensing only.
We approach qualified buyers on your behalf. Written ranges only.
Your counsel reviews the license. You export from your admin console directly to the buyer. Cash received.
Your counsel reviews the categories before anything moves. Categories you are uncomfortable with stay out. A narrower package is normal.
Ability to click “export” is not the same as permission to license. We would rather drop a category than ask you to warrant a file you do not control. The license we accept bars re-identification, bars contacting your customers or your people, and bars licensing the package to a direct competitor of yours.
Handled correctly, very little. The license we recommend is of a processed, de-identified package, non-exclusive as to your own use, with a competitor restriction and a bar on contacting your customers or people. We disclose it in any CIM, and we do not run a data license on a company under a signed letter of intent unless that buyer consents in writing.
A data license is generally taxed as ordinary income, not as a sale of the company. Flag it with your CPA before signing. We are your M&A advisor, not your tax advisor.
Two ways to start. Either is a complete answer.
20 minutes. Systems, years, rough counts. No files, no logins. We’ll reply within one business day.
20-minute call. Confidential. No form, no obligation. Useful if your records are unusual or you want to screen before filling anything out.
Opens a calendar. Confidential and under NDA on request.
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President, Main Street Wealth LLC — J.D., Columbia LL.M.
First published: October 2026 · Last reviewed: October 2026
Main Street Wealth LLC is an M&A advisor. We are not a buyer of your data, and we do not take a license of your data. We are not a data broker. We do not provide legal, tax, or privacy advice; your counsel reviews the advisory agreement and any license before signing. Published ranges reflect what buyers have said or published in public and are not offers. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to license, sell, or disclose any specific record.