About Nicky Numbers
"Let's run the numbers."
Nicholas Clinton — known in the industry as "Nicky Numbers" — is a Long Island–based Senior Business Advisor with Hedgestone Business Advisors. Specializing in CPA firm acquisitions and small-to-mid market business sales, Nicholas brings a data-driven approach and deep market expertise to every engagement.
How He Works
Nicholas approaches every deal the same way: with the numbers first. Before recommending a listing or pitching a buyer, he runs a thorough valuation, stress-tests the operating story, and identifies the levers that actually move the deal. The goal isn't to push a transaction through — it's to make sure both sides walk away believing the numbers held up.
Why Clients Trust Him
Buyers and sellers come to Nicholas because the conversations stay grounded. He doesn't oversell. He doesn't bury risk. He shows the financials, names the assumptions, and lets the deal speak for itself. That posture has earned him a reputation among Long Island operators and acquirers as a broker who runs clean process and protects the relationships on both sides of the table.
Affiliation
Nicholas operates as a Senior Business Advisor through Runway Deals, LLC, in affiliation with Hedgestone Business Advisors. The Hedgestone affiliation gives Nicholas access to a buyer network that extends well beyond Long Island, while his local presence keeps the work grounded in the markets he knows best.
About Hedgestone
Hedgestone Business Advisors is a national firm specializing in the acquisition and sale of small-to-mid market businesses. Hedgestone advisors operate across the United States, with deep expertise in CPA practice transitions, restaurant and hospitality acquisitions, service business sales, and waterfront and recreational property transactions. Nicholas operates as a Senior Business Advisor within the Hedgestone network, serving the Long Island and greater New York region.