The Framework
Exit readiness, across five dimensions
A successful exit is rarely one decision. It's five interlocking ones. Understanding where you're strong — and where you're not — is the first step toward having genuine choice.
Personal Alignment
What do you actually want?
Before any spreadsheet, the hardest questions are personal. Clarity about what you want from an exit shapes every later decision — timing, structure, the kind of buyer, and what 'good' looks like for you.
Financial Readiness
Will the numbers withstand scrutiny?
Buyers don't simply buy profit — they buy maintainable, transferable earnings. Financial readiness is about the quality, clarity and predictability of the information a buyer will examine.
Business Independence
What happens when you're not there?
A business that depends on one person is harder to transfer, harder to finance, and harder to price. Building independence is the single most reliable way to widen an owner's options.
Market & Buyer Readiness
Why would the right buyer choose this business?
A buyer assesses repeatability, transferability and risk — not just profit. Seeing your business through a buyer's eyes helps you strengthen what they reward and remove what they penalise.
Transaction Readiness
Could you respond confidently if the right buyer appeared tomorrow?
A strong business can still lose momentum if the transaction preparation is weak. Transaction readiness means having the legal, financial, commercial and practical foundations organised so you can respond confidently when the right opportunity appears.
Ready to see where you stand?
The full Exit Readiness Assessment scores all five dimensions and gives you a buyer's-eye view — with a printable report.
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