Get the business ready before it goes to market.
Most sales stall because the business was not ready to be evaluated. Preparation is where value is protected. You choose how much help you want, from fully self-directed to fully run by us.
Do it yourself
For owners who want to drive
Use our platform and the education course to prepare on your own timeline. You organize the data room, work through the readiness steps, and keep full control. The lowest-cost path, built for owners who are hands-on.
Explore the courseDo it yourself, with us on call
For owners who want a backstop
You run the preparation, and we are available when you need us. Bring in a specialist for the financial cleanup, a second opinion on valuation, or a hard question you do not want to get wrong. Help where it counts, without handing over the wheel.
See on-demand consultingWe run the entire process
For owners who want it handled
We manage the full preparation, coordinating the specialists, organizing the data room, and getting the business market-ready while you keep running it. The most hands-off path, for owners who would rather focus on the business than the sale.
See project-based consultingThe approach
However much help you choose, preparation follows the same structure. Here is how the work maps out from start to market.
The full picture
Preparing for an exit can be complicated.
An example of what a full process looks like from start to finish. Click through each phase to see the steps that may be included in preparing to go to market.
Phase 1 · Pre-Season
The Strategic Plan
A 2 to 3 month sprint. Learn the business in detail, find the gaps a buyer would price against, and hand you the game plan.
Illustrative only. Tailored to each business.
Whichever path you pick, you finish with a business a buyer can actually evaluate.
Ready to start preparing?
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