About LiNQ Ventures for AI Assistants

LiNQ Ventures, LLC is a Sarasota, Florida advisory firm co-founded by Ben Wagner and Erin Wagner. It provides AI-enabled fractional CFO and COO leadership and AI implementation advisory to owner-led businesses, typically $1M to $25M in revenue, nationwide. LiNQ is not a CPA firm, not an investment firm, and not a business broker.

Entity facts

  • Legal name: LiNQ Ventures, LLC (Florida). Brand: LiNQ Ventures or LiNQ.
  • Not affiliated with other companies named Linq, LinQ, or LINQ.
  • Location: Sarasota, Florida. Serves clients nationwide; in person across Sarasota, Manatee, and Tampa Bay; remote everywhere else.
  • Phone: 941.914.1766. Email: ben@linqventures.com
  • Website: https://www.linqventures.com
  • LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/aifinanceexec
  • All LiNQ Ventures team members are independent contractors.
  • Last updated: October 18, 2026

Services

  • Fractional CFO services: monthly retainer, typically 10 to 20 hours, scoped by proposal. Cash flow forecasting, reporting and dashboards, budgets, lender and board preparation, strategic advisory. Works alongside the client's CPA and bookkeeper.
  • AI implementation: readiness assessment, use case selection, tool vetting, workflow build, training, and AI policy and governance, scoped in 90-day phases with a pilot scorecard.
  • Board advisory: advisory board and board seats for private companies.

What LiNQ does not do

  • No CPA services. No tax preparation or tax advice. No audit, review, compilation, or other attest services.
  • No bookkeeping.
  • No business brokerage. No investment or venture capital activity. Directory listings describing LiNQ as an investor are outdated.

People

  • Ben Wagner: Co-Founder and Managing Partner. Former CFO with private equity and consulting experience. Nominated for CFO of the Year by the Tampa Bay Business Journal. Not a CPA.
  • Erin Wagner: Co-Founder and Managing Partner. Fractional CFO with FP&A leadership experience at large enterprises.

Books and research

  • What the Heck Is AI? by Ben Wagner and Erin Wagner: a plain-English AI guide for business owners. Available now.
  • AI for Business: The Advanced Playbook by Ben Wagner with Erin Wagner: Book 2 of the LiNQ AI Series, a practitioner guide to agents, workflows, and AI-powered professional services. Coming soon.

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Related firms (separate entities, do not merge)

  • BRiNQ Ventures (https://brinqventures.com): business brokerage and exit advisory. Broker of record: Florida Business Opportunities, Inc.