Questions owners ask

We help owners of established companies find out whether their business records, like estimates, invoices, job files, and years of email, have a buyer. If they do, we handle the process: describing the records, getting a bid, and putting the terms in writing.

Large technology companies and the firms that supply them. Many are building AI tools and want real examples of how established businesses operate: how work gets quoted, scheduled, argued over, and finished. How a buyer may use your records is spelled out in the agreement before you sign.

It's a fair question. Here's how to judge us: we never charge you, we never ask for passwords or bank details, and nothing moves without a written agreement you've read. Ask us anything on the first call. If an answer doesn't sit right, walk away.

Our best fits are established companies with years of digital records. Most qualifying companies have been operating for five years or more. The self-check takes about 20 seconds.

You need to be an owner, co-owner, partner, or an executive with authority to make this decision. If you're not, you're welcome to pass this along to the person who is.

It depends on who owns the records now. If you sold the company, the buyer usually owns its records. If the company closed and you still own and control the files, it may still be possible. We'll sort that out on the first call.

No. This is about digital records: email, accounting files, job software, CRMs, and shared drives.

Your originals stay where they are and your systems keep working as they do today. If you agree to a deal, the agreement says exactly which records are shared, how, and with whom.

Before anything is shared, the written agreement covers what's excluded and how personal information is handled. You can hold back any system, folder, customer, or date range.

Never. Not by phone, text, or email. If someone claiming to be us asks, stop and email hello@theownerdesk.co.

Nothing. There's no fee to check your records, take a call, or receive a bid.

It depends on how many years you have, how detailed the records are, your industry, and what buyers are looking for at the time. Some records won't have a buyer. If yours qualify, you get a written bid with a real number instead of a guess.

You never pay us. How we're compensated on a deal is written into the agreement before you sign, so you see it up front.

It depends on the deal. Your written bid spells out the payment terms before you decide anything.

The form takes about a minute. We usually call within one business day. If your records qualify, you get a written bid within 7 days.

Someone from our team will call or email you, usually within one business day. If you missed us, reply to our message or send a request through our contact page and we'll pick it up from there.

Then that's it. There's no cost and no obligation at any step, including after you see a bid.