MLA Business Services

MLA is a growth-oriented outsource business services provider. We offer finance, strategy, and solutions services to small and midsize companies, and specialize in family-owned businesses.

Business Services

Finance includes bookkeeping, controllers, CFOs, and buy-side or sell-side in Mergers and Acquisitions.
Strategy includes finance restructuring, bank relationships, strategic planning, and market growth analysis.
Solutions include succession planning, process evaluation and design, ERP selection and deployment, and leadership transitions.

We are based in southwest Ohio, with team members in Dayton, Cincinnati, Virginia, and Florida. We serve companies across the southeastern, midwestern and southwestern US.

MLA was founded by Seth Morgan in 2006. Seth was working as a CPA but wanted the opportunity to be more involved in advising business owners as they sought to grow business.

Business Redeemed

At MLA, we believe business makes a promise to improve the lives of those it serves. We understand that business owners find fulfillment in the success of those they serve and employ.

Because of that belief, we leverage our MLA business services to look at all aspects of a business through organizational best practices. We do this in three primary ways.

Protect What You Have: Our first concern is to use our financial knowledge and expertise to protect your business. We do this through careful work, diligent compliance, and taking your concerns to heart.
Guide You In The Moment: Our ongoing objective is to serve as your trusted advisor, applying our experience to your specific situation. We look to provide honest and helpful insight as we pursue your goals of sustainable growth.
Empower You For The Future: As we grow together, our goal is to empower you as a business owner. We apply our leadership and deploy the full resources of the MLA team to help you fulfill your unique vision of good in the world.

We accomplish these objectives through our seven-step Business Redeemed Process. This gives us a holistic look at your business and allows us to bring the right resources to bear to position your business for the growth you desire.