Steward Market

Business Consulting

Online

Steward Market is a values-first marketplace helping business owners navigate ethical ownership transitions. Over the next decade, millions of businesses will change hands. Every ownership transition shapes what happens to employees, customers, communities, and the purpose a founder has spent years building. Too often, founders only see a handful of conventional exit options. Steward Market was created to make more ownership pathways visible, from values-aligned acquisitions and employee ownership to steward ownership and other mission-preserving structures, while helping founders connect with aligned buyers, advisors, and capital partners. As an LGBTQIA+-owned company, we're especially excited to connect with founders, investors, advisors, and organizations working to strengthen economic opportunity within our community. We've built incredible infrastructure to help LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs start businesses. We also believe we need stronger infrastructure to help founders successfully transition those businesses, create opportunities for the next generation of owners, and preserve the values that made them worth building in the first place. We're here to learn, collaborate, and help build an ecosystem where ownership transitions can expand opportunity, community wealth, and long-term impact. Not just transfer capital. If you're thinking about succession, acquiring a business, supporting founders, or building the future of LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurship, we'd love to connect. Steward Market is a certified B Corp and 1% for the Planet member, reflecting our commitment to building a business accountable to people, planet, and long-term impact.