SELL / READINESS
MAKE THE BUSINESS EASIER TO BUY BEFORE YOU ASK SOMEONE TO BUY IT.
Find the operational, financial, transferability, diligence, and financing issues that can compress value or slow a transaction.
Exit readiness is value protection.
Exit Readiness Diagnostic // TOOL
What Matters Before the Next Move
READINESS SCORE0NOT READY YET
Decision Board // Exit Readiness
What Matters Before the Next Move
01Improve transferability
02Defend the earnings
03Understand buyer demand
04Prepare for diligence
DECISION INTELLIGENCE
Signals That Change the Decision
VALUATION SENSITIVITY
Compare indicative values using earnings and scenario multiples.
LOW CASE$975,000
MIDPOINT$1,137,500
HIGH CASE$1,300,000
Illustrative calculations only. Not an appraisal, approval, lender quote, or recommendation. Verify financial statements, allowable adjustments, loan terms, and professional advice.
Financing Panel // Exit Readiness
Can the Deal Carry the Capital Stack?
Acquisition capital should be evaluated with purchase price, normalized earnings, buyer equity, seller participation, working-capital needs, and debt-service pressure.
01Buyer equity
02Senior acquisition debt
03SBA or conventional pathways where applicable
04Seller financing / seller note
05Working capital and reserves
Workflow // Exit Readiness
The Acquisition Workflow
01Prepare the business
02Understand value
03Choose exit path
04Surface the opportunity
05Verify + negotiate
06Transfer
THE NEXT MOVE
MOVE THE DEAL FORWARD—OR KILL IT FOR A GOOD REASON.
Use the next layer only when the evidence earns it. Discovery should lead to analysis. Analysis should lead to financing, diligence, structure, or a disciplined no.