Private Advisory Practice  —  Buy Scale Sell Network

The strategic
partner for
serious acquisition
operators.

Most advisors sell a product. MicroPE Advisors is a private retainer relationship — direct access to Heather Griffith Barber for operators who are building, buying, or exiting at the level where frameworks alone are not enough.

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2 / 6
Seats currently open
$5K/mo
Roll Up Advisory · 12-mo commitment · 6-mo exit option
900+
Buy Scale Sell network operators
$400M+
Acquisitions reviewed
Current advisory cohort
Current client profiles
2
Seats open
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RM
ETA Searcher — First Platform
Evaluating HVAC acquisition, $1.8M ask. Working through diligence strategy and LOI structure.
Buyer
SK
Rollup Operator — 3 Units
Scaling pest control platform. Tuck-in sourcing, operations, and exit prep at 5 units.
Scale
PL
Exit-Ready Seller — $4.2M business
18 months to exit. Financial cleanup, key-man remediation, broker selection strategy.
Exit
Two seats are currently open. Applications are reviewed within 5 business days. Engagement typically begins within 2–3 weeks of acceptance.
The philosophy

Frameworks teach. Advisory decides.

The Buy Scale Sell ecosystem is built to give every operator the frameworks, tools, and verification services they need at every stage. The Diligence Guide teaches the approach. EarningsVerified confirms the numbers. AuditMyAcquisition audits the full deal. ExitReadySystems builds the exit.

MicroPE Advisors is where operators come when the framework is not the problem — the decision is. Which deal to take. Whether this price is defensible. How to structure the earnout. Whether to build the rollup or take the exit. When the stakes are high enough, the right answer is not a checklist — it is a trusted strategist who has been through the transaction before and will be on the line with you when you need to move.

Heather works with no more than six clients at a time. This is not a product. It is a relationship.

How this is different
I

Selection, not subscription

Heather selects clients based on deal complexity, operator experience, and strategic alignment. Not every applicant is accepted. Not every engagement is the right fit. The quality of the client cohort is part of the service.

II

Direct access, not delegated

There is no team. Every conversation, every deal review, every structural recommendation comes directly from Heather. Retainer clients have her mobile number and know she will pick up.

III

Skin in the outcome

The advisory relationship is structured around your outcomes — not deliverables. If a deal you are considering is the wrong deal, Heather will tell you that before you have spent another dollar on diligence.

IV

The whole ecosystem available

Advisory clients have priority access to every service in the Buy Scale Sell network — EarningsVerified, AuditMyAcquisition, The Book Scrubber, and KeyManRiskAudit — coordinated and interpreted by Heather as part of a unified strategy.

Who this is for

Three operator profiles. One standard.

MicroPE Advisors serves operators who have outgrown the self-service tier — where the complexity of the situation justifies direct strategic involvement rather than a framework or a report.

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Acquisition

The serious buyer

You are evaluating one or more acquisitions in the $750K–$5M range. You have the capital, the conviction, and the deal flow — but the complexity of the specific transaction or the strategic framing of the acquisition warrants a dedicated advisor who can review every decision in real time.

The signal you are ready
“I have a deal on the table and need someone to tell me whether I’m missing something material before I sign anything.”
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Scale

The rollup builder

You own a platform business and are executing a multi-unit acquisition strategy — either actively adding tuck-ins or preparing to. The unit economics, the integration playbook, and the exit structure all interact in ways that a single-deal advisor will not anticipate. You need someone who has modeled the full arc.

The signal you are ready
“I have three units and I’m not sure whether to add a fourth or position for a combined exit at five.”
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Exit

The exit-ready operator

You have built a business worth $2M–$10M and are preparing to exit in the next 12–24 months. You want a strategic partner who will help you maximize the exit multiple, select the right broker, negotiate the deal structure, and carry you through the close — not just a report that tells you what to fix.

The signal you are ready
“I know I am leaving money on the table somewhere. I want someone who can show me where and help me get it back.”
The work

What advisory actually looks like week to week

The work is different for every client. Some weeks it is reviewing an LOI before you send it. Some weeks it is telling you the deal is wrong and walking you through the reasoning. Some quarters it is building the 18-month exit roadmap and making sure you are executing it in order.

What it is not is a scheduled Zoom where you update Heather on your situation and she acknowledges it. The advisory relationship is structured around your decisions — the ones that are happening now, the ones that are coming, and the ones you do not know you are about to face.

Getting started

How the advisory engagement begins

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Step 01

Apply

Submit the application below. The intake form takes 10–15 minutes and is designed to give Heather enough context to evaluate fit before the first conversation.

5 min
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Step 02

Discovery call

If the application is a fit, Heather schedules a 45-minute discovery call. She reads the application before the call. You spend 45 minutes on the specific situation, not introductions.

Within 5 days
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Step 03

Engagement proposal

After the discovery call, Heather sends an engagement proposal outlining the 12-month Roll Up Advisory, the initial 90-day focus areas, the six-month satisfaction exit option, and the specific commitments on both sides.

Within 48 hrs
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Step 04

Begin

Engagement begins. First session within 1 week of signing. Heather reviews any active deal documents before the first session so you can start the work immediately — not with context-setting.

Within 2–3 weeks
Heather Griffith Barber
About Heather

Built one. Sold one. Helped hundreds of others do both.

Heather Griffith Barber co-founded Utah’s largest vehicle wrap company at 23. Over the following decade she expanded into business acquisition, financial verification, and exit strategy — eventually building the Buy Scale Sell platform and the full suite of specialist services that now make up the Buy Scale Sell network.

She is the author of The Due Diligence Bible — the 220-page acquisition framework used by operators across the Buy Scale Sell network and The Silver Tsunami — and is also the creator of the EarningsVerified, AuditMyAcquisition, and ExitReadySystems services.

MicroPE Advisors is the private practice behind the platform. The operators who work with Heather directly are the ones whose situations require a strategist present at the table — not just a framework in their hands.

900+
Operators in Buy Scale Sell network
$400M+
Acquisitions reviewed
6
Maximum advisory clients
220pg
The Due Diligence Bible
The ecosystem

Where MicroPE sits in the Buy Scale Sell network

Advisory is the top of the ecosystem. Every service below it feeds into this one — and advisory clients have full priority access to every service in the network as part of their engagement.

Tier 1
Core offers
Buy Scale Sell
Business valuation & hub
Earnings Verified
P&L verification & QoE
Audit My Acquisition
5-pillar full audit
The Book Scrubber
Seller financial cleanup
The Diligence Guide
Free framework & education
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Tier 2
Specialist
Key-Man Risk Audit
Human dependency specialist
Exit Ready Systems
4-system exit transformation
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Tier 3
Advisory
MicroPE Advisors
Private retainer advisory — you are here
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The application is how we both determine fit.

The intake form is not a formality. Heather reads every application and uses it to evaluate whether the engagement would serve you well — and whether you are the kind of operator she works with best.

There is no pressure and no hard sell. If it is not the right fit, the response will say so directly — and will typically point toward a specific Tier 1 or Tier 2 service that addresses your immediate situation more efficiently.

What Heather looks for in applicants

The strongest advisory relationships begin with a clear situation, committed resources, and an operator who is ready to make decisions.

A specific, defined situation — not a general interest in acquisition
Capital committed or clearly sourced for the acquisition or rollup
A 12–24 month strategic horizon you can articulate clearly
Willingness to be challenged on assumptions, including price and structure
Prior experience with at least one Buy Scale Sell ecosystem service is preferred but not required
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Applications are reviewed personally by Heather within 5 business days. If there is a fit, she will reach out to schedule the 45-minute discovery call. If the fit is not right, she will respond with a specific recommendation for the most relevant service in the Buy Scale Sell network.
Client results

What the advisory relationship produces.

Rollup operator — 3 units to exit

“I came in with what I thought was a clean three-unit pest control portfolio ready for a PE exit. The first thing Heather told me was that I was 14 months away from being ready and here is exactly why. Every step she mapped was right. Exited at 5.1x. Would have listed at 3.6x on my own timeline.”

RJ
Robert J.
Denver, CO
Exit at 5.1x — 14-month advisory engagement
ETA buyer — first acquisition

“I had been searching for 8 months before I applied. Within 4 sessions Heather had identified three structural problems with the kind of deals I was targeting and rebuilt my search criteria around a different acquisition profile. Closed a deal 5 months later that I would have walked past before.”

AK
Aisha K.
Boston, MA
Closed $1.4M acquisition — 13-month search to close
Seller — $4.2M service business

“I had three broker offers ranging from 3.1x to 3.8x. Heather said none of them were right for my situation and showed me why. She helped me select a fourth broker, structure the process differently, and run a competitive bid. Closed at 4.6x to a family office buyer neither of us had identified when we started.”

PL
Patricia L.
Nashville, TN
Closed at 4.6x — above all three original broker estimates
Questions

What applicants ask before they apply.

Is this for buyers, sellers, or operators already in a rollup?
All three. The advisory practice works with buyers evaluating specific acquisitions, operators building multi-unit rollups, and sellers preparing for exit in the next 12–24 months. The common thread is that the situation is complex enough to warrant direct strategic involvement — not just a report or a checklist. The intake form helps Heather assess which profile fits and what the engagement would focus on.
Do I need to have used other Buy Scale Sell services first?
It is preferred but not required. Many advisory clients come through the ecosystem — they had a Buy Scale Sell valuation, used AuditMyAcquisition, or found the DiligenceGuide — and reached a point where the situation warranted direct involvement. Some come to MicroPE first after a referral or after finding the platform. Either path is fine. The intake form and discovery call are designed to establish the starting point.
Are there success fees in addition to the retainer?
No. The retainer is the only fee. There are no transaction fees, no success fees, and no performance bonuses. The absence of a success fee is intentional — it means Heather can tell you a deal is wrong without a financial conflict of interest. The advisory relationship is structured around your strategic outcomes, not around closing a transaction.
How selective is the application process?
Genuinely selective. Heather accepts 2–4 new clients per year. The practice deliberately stays small — six clients maximum — because the depth of involvement required to do this well cannot scale beyond that. Applications that are not accepted receive a personal response with a specific recommendation for the most relevant Buy Scale Sell service for the applicant’s current situation. Rejection from the advisory practice is not a negative signal — it often just means the right service is one tier below.
Two seats remain

The right deal, at the right price, structured
the right way — with someone in your corner.

If your situation is at the stage where a framework or a report is not enough, the application takes 15 minutes. Heather reads every one.

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