Dr. Jason J. Hubler, DBA, CVA, CVB, CMNE, CMAP

Main Street & Micro Middle Market M&A Advisor | Business Intermediary | Business Valuation

Helping business owners and buyers turn years of hard work into opportunity.

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Dr. Jason J. Hubler

About Dr. Jason Hubler

Dr. Jason J. Hubler has built his career around entrepreneurship: not just studying it, but living it. In 2004, he quit his job on a Friday and started his own IT company, knocking on doors to sell IT services and building a successful IT business that merged into another IT company in 2008. He then started and operated a real estate investment firm during the worst economic conditions since the Great Depression, navigating it through to a successful dissolution in 2012. Since 2013, he has worked as a business intermediary and M&A advisor in the Main Street and lower middle markets, serving business sellers, buyers, and owners who want to grow what their companies are worth. He pairs a Doctorate of Business Administration in Leadership with professional designations in valuation, value building, negotiation, and mergers and acquisitions, plus more than twenty-five years of experience in sales and entrepreneurial ventures.

For Business Sellers

Selling a business is one of the most important processes an owner will ever go through, and there is only one chance to get it right. Jason works as a fully dedicated intermediary advisor, helping small-business and lower-middle-market owners get the reward they worked so hard for: understanding what the business is worth, preparing for an exit, finding qualified buyers, negotiating effectively, and working toward the best possible outcome.

For Buyers, Professional Buyers & PE Roll-Ups

For individual buyers, Jason helps find the right opportunity, understand what is being bought, reduce uncertainty, and navigate the acquisition process with greater confidence.

For professional buyers and private equity firms building a platform through add-on acquisitions, he serves as a Micro Middle Market ($1M–$10M, up to $25M) and Main Street (under $1M) M&A advisor: sourcing add-on targets through off-market owner outreach, valuing each business, structuring deals with SBA 7(a)/504 financing, and coordinating due diligence through closing so each add-on fits the platform strategy.

Building Business Value

Not every owner is ready to sell today. Jason helps owners put best business practices in place so that all eight areas of value are performing at the highest level. The goal is an owner who works less in the business, gets paid what they have earned, and is positioned to sell for maximum value when the time comes. That work draws on years of business value improvement consulting and exit strategy planning, plus experience teaching business, finance, and information systems at Bloomsburg University, Lebanon Valley College, Harrisburg Area Community College, and ITT Technical Institute.

Leadership in the Profession

Jason is Past President of the Pennsylvania Business Broker Association (PBBA). After completing his term as President, he went above and beyond by staying on as Interim President for an additional two years to build a board and connect business brokers from around the state. He also started the PBBA’s annual conference in Harrisburg for business brokers across Pennsylvania. Today, the PBBA has a growing membership and the depth of leadership to keep it going for years to come.

How the Practice Is Organized

Jason’s work is supported by a family of companies under Prosperity Business Associates, Inc.: advisory services through Prosperity Business Solutions (succeeding ESS Business Services, LLC); Exit Strategy Solutions, LLC, a licensed Pennsylvania real estate brokerage; and education through Prosperity Education Services. He also offers AI services and packages for fellow business brokers and M&A advisors.

Why I Do This

“I grew up in York County in a hardworking, blue-collar family, in a small town and a trailer park, with no roadmap for becoming an entrepreneur. I learned through education, several business ventures, successes, setbacks, and rebuilding, and I became the first person in my family to graduate from college. I lost everything in the 2008 economic collapse, rebuilt, and was completely shut down when COVID hit in 2020. I restructured, bootstrapped, and have had my best business years since 2023. I understand the challenges of entrepreneurship because I’ve lived them, and I bring that perspective to every transaction. My passion is helping small business owners turn years of hard work into opportunity.” — Jason

Credentials & Education

  • Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA), Leadership — University of Phoenix; member of the International Business Honors Society
  • Master of Science, Information Systems — Penn State University
  • Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications — York College of Pennsylvania
  • Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)
  • Certified Value Builder (CVB)
  • Certified Master Negotiation Expert (CMNE)
  • Certified Merger & Acquisition Professional (CMAP)
  • Business intermediary and M&A advisor since 2013

Affiliations

  • Past President, Pennsylvania Business Broker Association (PBBA); stayed on as Interim President for an additional two years to build the board and connect brokers statewide; founder of the PBBA’s annual Harrisburg conference for business brokers
  • Founder, Beyond Networking Group
  • Memberships with the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA), M&A Source, and the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA)
  • Former member, Rotary Club of York

Guides & Resources

Free guides from Jason for business owners, buyers, lenders, and fellow business brokers.

For Business Sellers

For Business Buyers

For SBA & Business Lenders

AI for Business Brokers & M&A Advisors

Blog

  • Deal Maker Blog
    Jason's articles on buying, selling, valuing, and financing small businesses. New posts are added regularly.

Let’s Talk

Whether you are preparing to sell, looking to buy, building a platform through add-on acquisitions, or ready to grow the value of your business, Jason welcomes the conversation. Schedule a consultation to talk through your goals and next steps.

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Dr. Jason J. Hubler, DBA, is a Main Street and Micro Middle Market M&A advisor and business intermediary based in York County, Pennsylvania. Since 2013, he has helped owners value, prepare, and sell their businesses; helped buyers, including professional buyers and PE firms pursuing small-business roll-ups, find and close the right acquisitions; and helped owners build value. A CVA, CVB, CMNE, and CMAP, he is Past President of the Pennsylvania Business Broker Association and founder of its annual Harrisburg conference.

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