Unlock the Potential of Your Business
With expert guidance and unmatched industry knowledge
Unlock the Potential of Your Business
With expert guidance and unmatched industry knowledge
About Advanced Business Partners Consulting
Our Mission
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
At Advanced Business Partners Consulting , our mission is to help business owners achieve their goals by providing expert guidance throughout the buying and selling process. We strive to build long-term relationships with our clients and are committed to their success.
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
Our team of advisors has extensive experience in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, HVAC,, and more. We have a deep understanding of the current market and can provide valuable insights to help our clients make informed decisions.
Our Approach
Generate excitement
Generate excitement
We take a personalized approach to each transaction, working closely with our clients to understand their unique needs and goals. Our team is dedicated to providing exceptional service and ensuring a successful outcome for every transaction.
Generate excitement
Generate excitement
Generate excitement
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The ABPC Process
Valuation & Readiness
Owner transition Planning
Growth & exit planning
We recognize that valuation is not an exact science. It is an art that blends quantitative analysis and qualitative input from our seasoned professional staff. We take the time to understand the dynamics of each entity and develop a multi-dimensional perspective of the business, the industry and the economic environment.
Growth & exit planning
Owner transition Planning
Growth & exit planning
We help business owners focus on the key drivers that improve the business multiples and result in a more attractive company.
Exit planning is laser-focused on what you can do right now to grow the value of the business and drive income. Forget the future. Focus on today.
Owner transition Planning
Owner transition Planning
Owner transition Planning
We specialize in business transition strategies. All business owners will exit their company and we advise on the optimization of the event whether today or years down the road.
APBC Solutions
Exit Options
Exit Options
Exit Options
We provide discreet, professional representation in the sale of private companies.
We know how to sell companies and generate the maximum benefits for our clients. And we have a proven track record helping our clients achieve their selling objectives.
ESOPs
Exit Options
Exit Options
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (or ESOPs) provide a way for owners of privately held companies to create a succession plan by selling their shares to their employees via a newly created retirement plan. ESOPs were created by Congress to encourage owners to sell to their employees and both the sellers and their employees receive very significant tax breaks.
Transfer
Exit Options
Transfer
We work with families to create roadmaps to help our clients reach their goals efficiently with an emphasis on flexibility.
Our Team
Mark Keating CLU, CEPA, CLTC Founder & Managing Partner
Mark Keating is the President of Advanced Business Partners Mark leads ABP’s vision to reinvent the planning experience and client engagement. This is achieved through expanded access to solutions, ideas and collaborative engagement with professionals from other disciplines.
Mark has over 30 years of experience in th
Mark Keating is the President of Advanced Business Partners Mark leads ABP’s vision to reinvent the planning experience and client engagement. This is achieved through expanded access to solutions, ideas and collaborative engagement with professionals from other disciplines.
Mark has over 30 years of experience in the financial industry. His unique blend of leadership experience and business planning expertise provide great value to our clients and firm.
Deeply committed to giving back, Mark is an active philanthropist. He has served on the board of directors for Boys & Girls Club of Grand Rapids and The GAMA Foundation, an industry organization committed to the education and development of Financial Services research. He is also a former title sponsor of Kent County Girls on the Run, a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to empowering young girls.
Gary Holvick, Jr. CFP, CLU, CHFC, MSFS, CASL, RICP, CEPA, CExP Founder & Managing Partner
Gary created H&A Advanced Business Partners with the vision of focusing on educating our clients and community. He utilizes his deep knowledge and understanding of the financial industry, coupled with his innovative planning process to customize our clients' ideal financial plan. Gary specializes in comprehensive fid
Gary created H&A Advanced Business Partners with the vision of focusing on educating our clients and community. He utilizes his deep knowledge and understanding of the financial industry, coupled with his innovative planning process to customize our clients' ideal financial plan. Gary specializes in comprehensive fiduciary financial planning, and the creation of tax efficient plans for business owners. His core competency is helping business owners build value in their businesses, and eventually exit successfully. He likes to say “there is a right and a wrong way to build and exit a business, and the wrong way is too expensive.” Gary has been in the industry for 20 plus years, focused in the business markets. He started his career helping business owners understand the considerable tax benefits of qualified plans. This cultivated his extensive knowledge of other business planning areas, such as Executive Carve Outs, 409A Plans, Section 162, Section 162 Leveraged Bonus, and Business Succession Planning.
Gary is married to his wife, Brooke, and has four children. He enjoys spending time with his family at the lake and traveling. Gary’s hobbies include running and playing guitar.
Charles Goetz Program Manager; Senior Account Executive
Charles Goetz Program Manager; Senior Account Executive
Charles graduated from Kalamazoo College in 2007 with a degree in economics and political science. He was also a 4-year member of the Men’s Basketball Team. After graduating, he returned home to begin his career with the family business that ultimately fell victim to the 2008 recession. In October of 2008, he b
Charles graduated from Kalamazoo College in 2007 with a degree in economics and political science. He was also a 4-year member of the Men’s Basketball Team. After graduating, he returned home to begin his career with the family business that ultimately fell victim to the 2008 recession. In October of 2008, he began his career under the mentorship of Gary Holvick Jr. Charlie has a long history of working with business owners and executives, specifically around exit strategies and retirement income creation. Charlie believes in unbiased data driven recommendations when creating a financial strategy that can be easily understood and executed. Charlie lives in Grand Blanc, MI with his wife Nicole and their three daughters Charlotte, Collins & Piper. Charlie also enjoys making fitness a major priority in his life via triathlons and Hyrox training.