Massachusetts & Rhode Island Business Brokers
Representing Business Owners in the Sale of Their Businesses
Selling Your Business Is Our Business.
Success-Based Engagement. We Get Paid When You get Paid.
- Confidential
- No obligation
- No upfront fee
We Don't Just Find A Buyer. We Create Competition.
- Your Business
- Multiple Qualified Buyers
- Competitive Offers
- Best Price & Terms
How We Sell Your Business
How We Get You the Best Price
Selling a business takes more than a listing. Here’s how we position yours to attract the right buyers and the best possible price.
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Confidential process
We market discreetly to reduce disruption with employees, customers, vendors, and competitors.
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Proprietary selling methodology
Designed to attract multiple qualified buyers and create buyer competition, which drives competitive offers.
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Personalized representation
Your sale is handled directly by one of our Principals, not passed off to a junior associate.
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30+ years of experience
Across Main Street businesses and mid-market M&A transactions.
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Full range of services
Including business sale representation, M&A advisory, and exit & succession planning for owners not yet ready to sell.
Start With a Valuation
Why a Business Valuation Is Often the Right First Step
Many owners aren’t sure if now is the right time to sell and that’s exactly why a valuation matters before any decision is made.
A complimentary valuation helps you understand:
- What your business may be worth in today’s market
- Whether current market conditions make this a good time to consider selling
- What factors could increase or limit your selling price
- What steps may improve value before going to market
Our Services
A Confidential Process, Start To Finish.
Our services support business owners throughout every stage of a sale, from initial valuation to closing.
Ready to sell? We guide the way.
IBBA & NEBBA Member
Member of the International Business Brokers Association and New England Business Brokers Association.
Licensed Commercial Real Estate Broker
Licensed to broker commercial real estate transactions in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Multi-Year IBBA Chairman's Circle Award Recipient
Awarded for outstanding performance in business brokerage.
30+ Years Selling Businesses in MA & RI
Trusted by business owners across the region.
About Squizzero, Carp & Associates
The Principals Behind Every Deal
Squizzero, Carp & Associates has been selling Massachusetts and Rhode Island businesses for 30+ years. We’re not a franchise or a call center. Every engagement is led directly by one of our Principals, who bring both brokerage credentials and firsthand experience owning and operating businesses themselves.
Who We Work With
A Select Client Roster
Why Choose Us
What Sets Us Apart
Selling a business is one of the most important financial decisions you’ll make. Our experienced team provides personalized guidance, industry expertise, and local market knowledge to help you navigate every step with confidence.
Principal-Led, Start to Finish
Every sale is run by one of our Principals, not a junior associate, from your first valuation call through closing.
A Limited Client Roster
We take on fewer clients by design, so your business gets full attention, not a spot in a queue of fifty listings.
Credentialed by the Industry
Our brokers are members of the IBBA and NEBBA, are Licensed Commercial Real Estate Brokers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and have won the IBBA Chairman's Circle Award for performance
Local Relationships That Move Deals
Based in North Attleborough, we know the Massachusetts and Rhode Island buyer pool, lenders, and attorneys who get deals closed faster.
FAQ'S
Frequently Asked Questions
A business broker manages the confidential sale process on your behalf, from valuation through marketing, buyer qualification, negotiation, and closing.
We review factors like revenue, profitability, growth trends, industry, and market comparables to give you a clear picture of the value of your business if positioned correctly in the marketplace.
It depends on your goals, the market, and your business's readiness. A valuation conversation is often the clearest way to find out, even if you decide not to sell right away.
We work across all industries with established businesses located in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
There's no upfront fee. We're compensated only when your business sells, so our interests are aligned with getting you the best possible outcome.
We work with Main Street businesses with revenues of $1,000,000 or more, up to $50,000,000 corporations requiring merger and acquisition services
Testimonials
What Our Clients Say
Buddy is a skilled negotiator and knows when to back away to give parties time to consider their options and when to reopen negotiations. I couldn't have sold my company without his guidance and expertise throughout the process. I will definitely use him again as a broker -- this time to buy a company!
Showcase · Recent Transactions
We've Helped Owners Sell Businesses Like Yours
Every sale is different, but the outcome we work toward is the same: a smooth process and the best possible price at closing. Here’s a look at a few of the businesses we’ve recently helped sell.

Residential Home Builder
Sixty-Year History
A well-established residential construction company, in business for more than sixty years, found its next owner in a private investor.

Profitable Software Company
Government Contractor
A highly profitable software company specializing in healthcare data collection, with an established government contracts base, was acquired by a private investor.

Manufacturer
CNC Machine Shop
A manufacturing business built around precision CNC machining, a specialized, equipment-intensive niche, was successfully acquired.
Blog
Our Blog Articles

Who Is Today’s Buyer?
It has always been the American Dream to be independent and in control of one’s own destiny. Owning your own business is the best way to meet that goal. Many

What Is Burnout?
Burnout can come with a business that’s successful as well as with one that’s failing to grow. The right time to sell is before the syndrome becomes a threat to

The Value of a Business: Get to the Heart of the Matter
What is the value of your business? There are many ways to approach that question — based on complex formulas or just a good hard look at the balance sheet,