Exit Planning

Exiting your Business

This can be the toughest of all the jobs you will take on in your business.  Most owners will only ever sell once so there is no opportunity to build up your skills and experience in preparation.  This is the zenith of your life’s work, a life altering event and hugely impactful on your next step.  

The purchase of your business, on the other hand, may be only one of many that your buyer has completed.  They are likely to have significantly more experience of the process, with its attendant twists and turns.

It is also an emotional journey, being prised away from the thing you have invested so much of yourself into.   

Few experiences offer so much excitement, anxiety and the prospect of substantial financial reward as a business exit.  There are no other tasks where the support of an experienced coach is more valuable and can provide the greatest return on investment. 

Maximising the oppportunity

We have the skills and experience to guide and support you right from when you start to think about a disposal until the day you finally close the deal and the funds land in your account. 

Professional advisors – lawyers, corporate finance, tax accountants – provide valuable support but their services will be focused on their particular speciality.  Where there are other stakeholders, the situation can be even more complex. 

You will be steering the ship on your own. Every business is as unique as its owner and likewise every sale will trace its own singular path and present its own challenges.

You may already be thinking about selling your business, or you may have recently received an offer, or you may already be somewhere in the process.

Whatever stage you are at now, we can provide practical help from a coach who has already been where you are now.

We can help optimise this special event, align it with your personal goals and ensure that no opportunity, or cash, is left on the table.

Contact us today to arrange a free consultation – if you only learn one insight from our chat it will have been worth the time.