Plan Your Exit with Confidence

PREPARE FOR EXTRNAL INVESTORS

Making changes in an established business to make it more attractive to external investors is not easy. Working with an experienced coach providing guidance, a sounding board and hands on help to prepare your business for sale or to raising finance from external investors will make the process less stressful and more effective.

Every business has fires big or small that need to be put out and that’s where we will focus first. Once we have dealt with the major fires (things like we’re not making any profit to how do I fire bad clients) we will focus on shaping your business for sale or raising external finance:

DISCOVERY

In the first month of working together you will be asked to honestly assess your business, warts and all. Identify areas for improvement and evaluate your personal goals, resources and timelines.

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger.

Franklin P. Jones

PLANNING

Phase 2 is all about building a roadmap to take you from where your business is now to one which is optimized to attract investors, whether to buy outright or to provide capital to help you grow. We will map out a realistic timeline creating milestones, developing a team and tools so you can move ahead confidently.

IMPLEMENTATION

This final part is often the hardest and it is where working with an experienced coach who understands your goals reaps the greatest reward from your investment. We will take your milestones and break this down into specific goals and tasks to move you forward week by week. We provide accountability, encouragement, guidance and impartial feedback as you take the steps to build your business. During this time you can call upon our strength and depth of knowledge to help you with positioning, business development, sales processes, staffing and personnel issues, client management, understanding and using financial and management information effectively and if necessary a shoulder to cry on.

ENGAGEMENT

How long should we work together?

The optimum time, well that depends on your timeline, goals and commitment. Making a business more attractive to investors or buyers depends on the starting point of your business, the resources you have available and commitment to make changes.

There is no fixed minimum period. If your personal circumstances change, we aim to be as flexible as possible and you may drop out or come back to coaching as necessary.

The minimum ideal time is six consecutive months to see significant returns on your investment.

INVESTMENT

You should be willing to invest between $7,500 and $15,000 in the first year to see significant improvements. Our monthly retainer is $1,250, during the Discovery, Planning and initial Implementation phases. We will review and reassess your needs regularly as life events and the needs of the business impact our plans.

If you are committed to changing your business to become more attractive to outside investors and you are wondering about working with us, book a free strategy consultation now.