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Are you ready to sell?

Ten questions that decide what your business will fetch

Once we understand your context and motivation, the critical step is assessing your preparedness. Answer honestly. The score is for you, not for us.

1. Have you formed your team: lawyer, accountant, broker?
2. Do you know your “numbers,” including tax and estate planning implications?
3. Do you have realistic expectations for what the business is worth?
4. Do you have a “thumbs up” from key stakeholders, especially your spouse?
5. Is the business likely to continue successfully without you?
6. Is the business independent of you day to day?
7. Is key staff in place and willing to transition to a new owner?
8. Do you have a clean house, physically and fiscally?
9. Are you clear on what you want to do next, and how selling supports that goal?
10. Can you articulate the “secret” to the business’s success and where it can go next?

Your readiness score

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Answer the questions to see where you stand.

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Not scoring well?

That is useful information, not bad news. Most owners who close a strong sale started here twelve to twenty-four months out. See how preparation works.

Your story

The first conversation is not about numbers

The key first step is to clearly understand what you want to do next, and how selling supports that goal. Expect us to ask:

What is your business?

How did you start it, and how has it grown over time?

What is the secret to its success?

The thing a buyer cannot see in the financials, and cannot replicate without you telling them.

Where can it go?

What is stopping it reaching the next level: capital, capacity, management, or attention?

Why sell, and why now?

Timing shapes structure. A forced sale and a chosen exit are priced very differently.

Is your business a going concern?

Marketability depends largely on the likelihood of continuation without you in the building.

How do we help?

Once we know the answers, we can tell you honestly whether to go to market now or prepare first.