--- title: 5 Fundamentals for Building a Sellable Agency description: Building a sellable agency is key to building a successful business. If you want to sell it, you build an agency people want to buy. image: https://blog.upsourcedaccounting.com/hubfs/Financial%20Strategy.png --- [![](https://blog.upsourcedaccounting.com/hubfs/logo-svg.svg)](https://upsourcedaccounting.com) - [Our Services](https://upsourcedaccounting.com/client_services/) - [About Us](https://www.upsourcedaccounting.com/about) - [Our Team](https://www.upsourcedaccounting.com/our-team) - [Client Stories](https://www.upsourcedaccounting.com/client-stories) - [Careers](https://www.upsourcedaccounting.com/careers) - [Resources](https://blog.upsourcedaccounting.com) - [Contact Us](https://www.upsourcedaccounting.com/contact) [![](https://blog.upsourcedaccounting.com/hubfs/logo-white.svg)](https://blog.upsourcedaccounting.com/) - [Our Services](https://upsourcedaccounting.com/client_services/) - [About Us](https://www.upsourcedaccounting.com/about) - [Our Team](https://www.upsourcedaccounting.com/our-team) - [Client Stories](https://www.upsourcedaccounting.com/client-stories) - [Careers](https://www.upsourcedaccounting.com/careers) - [Resources](https://blog.upsourcedaccounting.com) - [Contact Us](https://www.upsourcedaccounting.com/contact) # 5 Fundamentals for Building a Sellable Agency September 24 • [Podcasts](https://blog.upsourcedaccounting.com/tag/podcasts) • [Financial Strategy](https://blog.upsourcedaccounting.com/tag/financial-strategy) • [Growth & Scaling](https://blog.upsourcedaccounting.com/tag/growth-scaling)   > "How can you build a business that sustains after you're gone?" In the first episode, Ryan and Meredith break down the five fundamentals to building a sellable agency.    Too often, agency owners only begin thinking about a potential sale when they’re ready to sell or after they’ve gotten inbound interest. They start furiously researching how to improve their valuation or find potential acquirers.    The best outcomes happen to agencies who have been building and scaling with the end in mind, even if the owners didn’t initially have any real plans to sell. Ryan and Meredith share the five attributes we’ve seen in our clients with the best M&A outcomes and the things all agency owners should begin focusing on regardless of their plans to sell.   Check it out below! For additional information, [reach out](https://upsourcedaccounting.com/contact-us/)! ### Interested in working together? [Contact Us](https://upsourcedaccounting.com/contact-us/) ![Upsourced Logo](https://blog.upsourcedaccounting.com/hubfs/logo-footer-svg.svg) - - - 21 E 5th Ave., Ste. 102 Columbus, OH 43201 120 W 2nd St. Dayton, OH 45402 4243 SE Belmont St., #100 Portland, OR 97215 - [Our Services](https://upsourcedaccounting.com/client_services/) - [About Us](https://upsourcedaccounting.com/about/) - [Resources](https://blog.upsourcedaccounting.com/) - [Contact Us](https://upsourcedaccounting.com/contact-us/) - [Podcast](https://youtube.com/@upsourced)