
Partner Network ™
A growing network of leading M&A Advisors across North America.

Jim Yerxa – Partner, Atlantic
We power M&A advisors across North America.

Instantly grow your lead pipeline by 10x.
Free 200+ hours of your time – on every deal.
Unlock your power to run $3M – $30M deals.
Instantly eliminate your CRM, marketing, & sales challenges.
Receive exclusive access to industry-leading deal structuring tools.

Who’s it For?
Designed with you in mind.
Existing Business Intermediaries, Wanting
- an endless stream of qualified leads and clients
- a massive reduction of administrative work
- to land and close larger deals
- to retain 100% of your commissions
Professional Firms Expanding Into M&A
- exit planning professionals
- realtors and business brokers
- accounting practices
- consulting firms
- law firms

Complete List of Benefits
A detailed breakdown of the Partner Network’s ™ 40+ benefits.
Scott Duke, Founder, OpnRoad M&A
Complete & Populated CRM/ERP System
Marketing System
Sales Strategy, Systems, & Tools
Problem – Leads are lost because they are not properly tracked or followed up on.
Solution – Use the Partner Network ™ sales system to convert your pipeline or build your sales team.
New Deals – Convert 2x more deals.
Time You Save – ~2 hours per prospect
Additional Revenue – $200,000 to $1,000,000 annually
Bonus – Never worry about where a lead is in your sales pipeline again.
Video Explanation
Valuation Analyst Team Support
Prospect Data Team
Center of Influence ™ Program
Optimized Client Interaction Model
Monthly Newsletter (Future Release)
Social Media Posts (Future Release)
International Presence
Problem – Your company is not landing larger deals because it does not appear to have an international presence.
Solution – The Partner Network ™ strengthens as it grows, giving each member a national and international footprint.
Time You Save – ~20-30 years building a company with locations across the globe.
Money You Save – $1M to build out a network of M&A professionals around the world.
Bonus – Land larger deals by having an international presence.
Video Explanation
Maximize Bench Strength
Increase Your Prices & Land Larger Deals
Shift to Recurring Revenue Model
Business Operating System Architecture
Problem – Your time is wasted finding important client or company files.
Solution – Our Partners copy/paste a simple-to-use, standardized and replicable file architecture.
Time You Save – ~10 hours per year per employee
Money You Save – $250 per year, per employee
Video Explanation
Forms (NDA, LOI, Referral, Listings, and More)
Problem – Your legal documents are not flexible and limit the scope of your work.
Solution – New legal documents covering sell-side, buy-side, consulting, search, and valuation work.
Time You Save – 12 months of updated legal documents.
Money You Save – $20,000 in legal fees.
Video Explanation
Marketing Templates
Problem: Your marketing documents are not world-class and take too long to prepare.
Solution: Partners have access to all of our in-house marketing templates.
Time You Save: 6 months developing marketing materials.
Money You Save: $8,000 in graphic design fees.
Bonus #1: Your marketing documents come with online data collection forms to collect information from your client with a single link.
Video ExplanationSystemized Client Data Collection
Pre-Diligence System & Template
Deal Tracking System & Template
Problem: When you have 5+ active projects, keeping track of where each deal is can be a challenge.
Solution: The Partner Network deal tracking system connects all of your team, and your clients’ external advisors to project manage a deal from start to finish, and it works for 1, 2, or 200 deals at no additional cost.
Time You Save: 75+ hours per deal
Money You Save: $187,500 per year (assumes your hourly rate at $250/hr and 10 clients annually).
Additional Revenue: $300K+ (assumes you can manage 3 – 10 more deals a year).
Bonus #1: When your deals are managed in a systematic way, with a project management tool, you can outsource any part of your deals to your admin or other employees.
Video Explanation
Business Sale Accelerator ™ Education
Problem: You are new to business brokerage or M&A.
Solution: Partners build their confidence quickly by get access to a 30-hour program designed to get you to a professional level in a week.
Time You Save: 2 years of education.
Money You Save: $5,000 in course costs.
Bonus #1:Avoid reading 44 M&A books, and taking eight years of courses. I consolidated everything I learned over the period into the Business Sale Accelerator.
Video Explanation
Market Value Assessment ™ (MVA)
Problem: Your valuation tool is complicated; you can’t sell the report for $6,000 – $10,000, and it is not powerful enough to use with $5M – $100M revenue companies.
Solution: Partners get access to the Market Value Assessment tool and can run unlimited valuations for free.
Time You Save: 10 hours per valuation.
Additional Revenue:$300,000+
Bonus #1: You now have a new revenue stream in your business. With one employee, you can easily earn another $300,000 a year in valuation work – with only one valuation a week.
Bonus #2: The valuation tool is so simple it could be run by a child. Additionally, the tool has 45 embedded videos which self-train employees as they complete their first valuation, so you can easily scale your new valuation business as large as you would like.
Video Explanation
Business Sellability Tool
Value Acceleration Calculator ™ (VAC)
Value Gap Calculator
Problem: Your clients have a difficult time understanding why they can’t leave their businesses.
Solution: Partners use the value gap calculator to visualize for owners how they are stuck in the owner’s trap, and how your M&A services can help them.
Video Explanation
Real Estate Optimization Tool
Offer Comparison Calculator
Working Capital Calculator (Q1' 24)
Problem: Determining working capital in every deal is a pain.
Solution: The MVA automatically runs a simple and detailed calculation of working capital, and prints out an easy-to-understand visualization for your buyers and sellers.
Time Saved: 20 hours per deal.
Money Saved: $50,000 per year. (Assumes your time is valued at $250/hr and you run 10 deals a year)
Bonus #1: The tool also helps us as advisors understand working capital in each of our deals.
Video Explanation: Coming Soon
Access to 7 Listing Sites
Problem: Paying for 7+ business listing sites gets expensive.
Solution: Our Partners get access to the following listing sites for free.
Money Saved: $9,600 annually.
Bonus #1: The listing module in the CRM reduces your admin’s time to post on each site by 60%.
Video Explanation
Automation Software Assistance
Business Valuation Resources (BVR)
Problem: Business Valuation Resources is the largest database of multiples, but it is expensive if you don’t submit 3+ deals a year.
Solution: Partner program administrators submit your deals, and if you don’t have three deals in a year, our analysts can pull data for you until your next deal closes, or use some of our overflow deal information to top up your account.
Time Saved: 10 hours annually
Money Saved: $1,200 per year
Video Explanation
Private Equity Info (PEI)
Vertical IQ
Business Reference Guide (BRG)
Phantom Buster Lead Pre-Load
Problem: Identifying businesses to target, and acquiring owner contact information is time-consuming and expensive.
Solution: Partners have their CRM loaded with every prospect listed on Google with revenue over $2M.
Time Saved: 200 hours
Money Saved: $3,600 annually (Cost of Phantom Buster)
Additional Revenue: $300,000+ (Assumes you land 3 new deals using the data)
Video Explanation
Seamless.ai Lead Pre-Load
Problem: Identifying businesses to target and acquiring owner contact information is time-consuming and expensive.
Solution: Partners have their CRM loaded with every geographic prospect in the Seamless.ai database with revenue over $2M.
Time Saved: 200 hours
Money Saved: $2,300 annually (Cost of Seamless.ai)
Additional Revenue: $300,000+ (Assumes you land 3 new deals using the data)
Video Explanation: Coming Soon
Monthly Partner Network ™ Meeting
Problem: My company is not growing fast enough, and I am not on the leading edge of corporate development in the M&A industry.
Solution: The Partner Network meets monthly to collaborate on ideas of how to make our businesses better.
Video Explanation
IBBA & M&A Source Memberships
Details: Partners have their IBBA and M&A Source memberships paid for.
Money Saved: $1,200 annually
Bonus #1: iBBA and M&A Source have many other benefits
Video Explanation
Dedicated Partner Network ™ Live Chat
Problem: You have a limited number of executives in your organization to brainstorm ideas with or solve complex deal problems.
Solution: The Partner Network ™ has a Slack channel with partners across the globe.
Video Explanation
Dedicated Collaborator ™ Live Chat
Association With a National Brand
Problem: Your competitors’ product offering is not as good as yours, but their national brand is winning more business.
Solution: Our Partner Network ™ instantly become part of a national brand.
Time Saved: 5+ years of scaling a company nationwide.
Video Explanation
Client Referral Network
Problem: You pass on several deals because they do not fit your mandate.
Solution: Share deals within the Partner Network ™ be guaranteed a referral payment.
Additional Revenue: $50,000 per year (Assumes you refer 4+ deals).
Video Explanation
Curated Buyer Database of 2,500+
Problem: Matching buyers to sellers is time-consuming, and you don’t have a CRM that does it automatically.
Solution: The Partner Network ™ CRM is built with this as a primary function.
Bonus: You have the instant benefit of every other Partner increasing the size of our collective buyer and seller database simultaneously.
Video Explanation
Employee Onboarding & Training
Problem: Onboarding and training new team members on systems and processes is time-consuming.
Solution: All our Partners have access to the employee training LMS, which trains the following roles:
- Administrator
- Account Executive
- Analyst
- Data Manager
- Marketing Manager
- Social Media Manager
Time Saved: ~20 hours per employee.
Video Explanation

Partners
Our growing network of trusted partners from coast-to-coast.

Scott Duke
Founder & Lead Advisor
Scott has worked with hundreds of owners to maximize the value of their businesses. Beyond leading the OpnRoad team, he serves as the Lead Advisor on our M&A transactions.
More about Scott...
Scott is an active board member of the International Business Brokers Association ® and an instructor for 250+ Realtors through the British Columbia Real Estate Association ®.
Some of Scott’s past experiences include:
- Purchased and scaled Revelstoke Property Services 10x with Eve Duke, and sold to a private equity firm in 2018
- Founded StokeFM radio station in 2011
- Served on Revelstoke City Council for four years
Outside of work, Scott enjoys a good surf trip down south and a fresh power lap down “Catcher’s Mitt” in Revelstoke, BC.

Jim Yerxa
Partner, Atlantic
Jim, based in Atlantic Canada, is a distinguished professional with a career that spans the realms of law, commercial real estate, business brokerage, and M&A. With decades of experience, he is a trusted expert in investment real estate and business transitions.
More about Jim...
His track record speaks volumes, having facilitated transactions from modest, family-owned “mom-and-pop” enterprises to more complex, high-value deals surpassing $20 million.
Jim holds degrees in Business and Law from the University of New Brunswick. He is also part of the Alliance of Mergers and Acquisitions Advisors, and the International Business Brokers Association.
Outside of work, you’ll find Jim on, in, or under the nearest body of water or sailing in the Caribbean, working towards his Yachtmaster certifications.

Rick J. Krebs
Partner, Business Sales Group (Utah)
Rick brings a unique blend of sales, entrepreneurial, and financial experience to Business Sales Group. He began his career as a CPA, working in Nevada and Utah, where valuable financial experience was gained.
More about Rick...
He graduated with a Master’s of Science Degree and Bachelor’s Degree from Utah State University. As a business owner he started Liberty Mortgage, a mortgage bank licensed in 23 states nationwide. He eventually sold the successful company to an investor from California. He has been in the M&A space helping people sell their businesses since July, 2010. During his first year with BRC, he listed and sold more businesses than the entire office combined.
As a sale-side and buy-side advisor for Mergers and Acquisitions transactions Rick’s advisory, accounting, and management skills are invaluable when advising sellers as they maneuver the intricate details of the deal through closing. Rick is also a CNA (Certified Negotiation Expert) which helps him negotiate the most favorable terms for clients in a transaction.
Rick was quoted by FORBES as an expert sales-side advisor who helps Sellers avoid the pitfalls of selling a business.

Ron Hunter
Partner, Equitas M&A (Burlington)
Ron is the founder of Equitas and Broker of Record. He is a Certified Business Intermediary and a member of the International Business Brokers Association, previously serving as Secretary-Treasurer.
More about Ron...
Ron also holds designations as a Chartered Professional Accountant, a Certified Business Appraiser, and a Licenced Real Estate Broker. His entrepreneurial work includes creating the Canadian network of Coldwell Banker offices.

Jim Stan
Partner, Equitas M&A (Brampton)
Jim has a lifetime of entrepreneurial experience finance, technology, advertising, and publishing. He is currently a Broker with Ron at Equitas M&A. A member of the International Business Brokers Association, Jim received the Chairman’s Circle Award in 2019.
More about Jim...
He’s also a licenced Realtor. Jim has been the lead broker for many transactions over the past few years and can boast of a long list of positive testimonials.

Pricing
Accelerate your growth and unlock cost-savings with the Partner Network ™ .
Do I keep my own brand?
Yes.
- You keep your brand and company.
- Everything in the partner program can be white-labelled.
- Your customer view all the Partner Network IP as yours.
Is this a franchise program?
No.
- It is a licensing program.
- There are no franchise fees.
- There are no restrictive franchise commitments.
- Run your company as you see fit, and use our technology to accelerate your growth.
How much does it cost?
Inexpensive.
- The program costs less than you would pay on one referral payment.
- The program pays for itself with 1/4 of a valuation per month, or 1/10th of a single new client engagement.
- For Partner+ subscribers we give you over 3,000 new $3M+ prospects in week one, and the sales system to land the new business.
- View the complete Partner Network ™ pricing guide
What's in it for OpnRoad?
There’s a lot.
- As a fellow Partner ™, we share the same international benefits as you.
- We generate recurring revenue from all Partners, to continue to build out the best M&A products in the market.
- As a network, we have more resources to invest in improved marketing, social posts, newsletters, etc. (When we reach five partners we are hiring a full-time social media manager, who will benefit the entire Partner Network ™)
- Like you, we experience the benefit of increased bench strength to more easily land larger clients.
- We get to scale faster, with more feedback from increased deal volume, advisor feedback and new ideas from our Partners ™.
How long does it take to set up?
It’s Fast.
- All onboarding steps are sent to you in a single email.
- From date of signup, you are able to use your new tools immediately.
- For the Partner+ program, full data integration takes our team one week to transfer your CRM to the Zoho platform.
- Building a database of all businesses in your territory (with owner contact information) takes 1-2 weeks, depending on the size of your territory.
How much effort is required from me after I join?
None.
- Our team handles your setup process, end-to-end.
How much time will it take me to learn the new software?
One Client.
- Everything we build has short educational videos and is designed to learn on the fly. We set up everything in the Partner Network ™ to be used the first time with a client, so you are getting compensated for learning the new tools.
- Additionally, all the software and tools are setup so administrative staff can run everything for you if needed – including business valuations.
Can my staff or other brokers access the Network?
Yes.
- You can add as many team members as you need to scale.
- In the Zoho Learning Center, we have built onboarding and training modules for the following roles:
- Administrator
- Account Executive
- Marketing Manager
- Data Manager
- Analyst
- Deal Manager
- There is a cost for adding on new team members so they have access to the IP and the CRM, which you can explore further in the pricing guide – view the complete Partner Network ™ pricing guide
Is there a long-term contract?
No. (Unless you want one)
- There is a basic agreement between you and OpnRoad that outlines the Partner Network program, but it can be terminated by you at any time.
- Some Partners prefer a long-term agreement to guarantee exclusivity on a particular territory. That said, we are not forcing people into long-term arrangements, and if you are not finding extreme value in the partner program, it is not a jail – you can leave with your data, and all your clients at any time.
Who owns the data?
You Own Your Data.
- You own all of your data, and if you decide to leave the Partner Network, can easily take it with you by exporting everyting from the CRM.
Can I have exclusivity in my region?
Yes.
- You can claim a region if desired.
Is there a screening or vetting process?
Yes.
- To ensure the integrity of the Partner Network ™, all participants must be of high calibre.
- Quality is everything for us. All Partners what as strong a network as possible.
- Our goal for 2023 is to have 5 Partners ™ and get feedback from the early adopters to set the grow objectives.
Who is the network not designed for?
Here are a few situations where the Partner Network ™ is not a fit:
- If you want to run less than 3 deals a year, investing in this network will not provide a return. You must have a desire to grow your practice to consistently close over 10 deals a year to maximize the value of the network.
- If you have no desire to sell businesses over $3M in revenue, the network will not be a fit.
- If you own an active business brokerage which does not focus on M&A.
- If you own a business brokerage with 10+ agents that runs on a traditional commission-sharing model. This program may be too much of a cultural shift for your team.
Other than these items, it is a fit for anyone who wants to save time, and make more money scaling an M&A practice.