For most owners, selling the company will be among the largest financial transactions of their lifetime. Yet preparation usually starts after the decision to exit has been made — which is precisely when the options have narrowed.
Three questions
- What is my business worth today? A confidential, complimentary valuation answers this and costs nothing but a conversation.
- What could it be worth in three to five years? Different question, different answer, and the gap between them is usually large.
- What should I be doing between now and then? This is the one that pays.
Why three to five years
Because the changes that move value are not cosmetic. Reducing owner dependence, building a management layer, diversifying customers, documenting process, improving reporting, building recurring revenue — each takes time to implement and then time to show up in the numbers a buyer will underwrite. Two clean years of improved performance are worth more than a good story about last quarter.
Start with a conversation
You spent years, possibly decades, building the company. Give yourself the time to prepare for how you will eventually leave it.