We help You Prepare Your Business For Sale.
We Make You And Your Business Better Prepared And Exit Savvy
There are times in every journey that you need a guide, an advisor or someone to help carry the load when things get tough and you are in new territory.
Consulting
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Expert Business Consulting for a Well Organised Exit
Exiting your business is a significant milestone, and preparation is key to making it a success. Whether you’re selling, passing the business to family, or preparing for a merger, having a clear, actionable plan ensures you maximize value and protect your legacy. Our consulting services are designed to guide small to medium-sized business owners through this critical phase with confidence.
Typical projects include conducting sale readiness review, business valuations, improving profitability, refining financial reporting, and identifying operational efficiencies. We also help develop succession plans, prepare due diligence materials, and position your business to attract the right buyers or partners.
Our tailored approach focuses on the unique needs of your business, helping you enhance its strengths and tackle areas for improvement. With our guidance, you’ll gain clarity, confidence, and a roadmap to ensure a smooth transition. Selling or transitioning your business doesn’t have to feel overwhelming—with the right strategy, you can achieve your goals while preserving the legacy you’ve worked hard to build.
Exit Coaching
Plan Your Exit with Confidence
Exiting your business is one of the most significant transitions you’ll face as an owner. Whether you’re preparing to sell, transfer ownership, or retire, a well-crafted exit strategy ensures you protect your legacy, maximize value, and transition smoothly.
In our coaching program we work alongside you to guide you through developing a strategy and the detailed preparation required for a successful sale. Working together we will create an exit strategy that looks at your options and identifies what best suits you. We help you identify and address key factors that can hold back a successful sale (i.e. over optimistic valuations, quality and presentation of financial information, undocumented systems and processes), ensuring your business is attractive to buyers or prepared for an ordered handover to family or key employees.
With our expertise, you’ll gain a clear, actionable roadmap to achieve your goals. We provide personalized guidance to strengthen your financials, identify growth opportunities, and simplify complex decisions. Leaving your business doesn’t have to feel overwhelming—let us help you create a plan that secures your future and the future of what you’ve built.
Ready to plan your next chapter?
Meeting your goals, together
Online Courses Exit Planning and Preparation
Become a savvy
business seller
You wouldn’t start a business without a plan. Why would you exit one without a plan?
Whether you need to sell quickly or are thinking years ahead (always a good idea!), having an exit plan will significantly improve your options and outcome.
Our online course offers you the flexibility to learn when it suits you. It will build your technical skills, at your own pace and at a cost that is affordable to any size of business.
To learn more about the course content (8 modules), video training and downloadable workbook, click the link below.
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"Nick has been instrumental in helping us with the process. He holds us accountable, keeps us on track with our goals, and ensures all the checks and balances are in place. He has also made learning these processes attainable without overwhelming us. If we didn’t understand something, he would always take the time to explain it so we did. Selling your business is a huge challenge and Nick makes everything so much more approachable."
Karen H,
Co Owner, Dean's Marine Ltd -
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"Nick has validated what I've done well, and helped me focus on what can be improved or potential pitfalls I need to keep in mind for the near and far future. In relatively few sessions I already feel I have a clearer vision of where the business needs to go, what my role within it should look like, and how I might be able to navigate the business to achieve."
Shawn J
Founder, Forge & Smith -
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“Before working with Nick, I didn’t know where to start. He has helped me develop essential processes, think outside the box, build my dream team, and guide me in ways I never expected. I seriously don’t think there’s anything that has come up that he didn’t have amazing knowledge about. He’s a very experienced, knowledgeable consultant who truly cares about my vision and is dedicated to helping me achieve it.”
George K
Founder, E-Porter Inc
Common Questions
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The more time the better!
We usually recommend at least 3 years before you HAVE to sell. Giving yourself time to get your business ‘sale ready’ really helps you get better offers.
Many serial entrepreneurs start their business with a view to selling it.
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Most business that do actually sell, realise a small multiple of their EBITDA (usually between 1 and 3).
There are a lot of variables to consider when coming up with an asking price
The more attractive to a potential buyer we can make your business the better the deal you can negotiate; and that is where we help you.
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Consulting is a much more done for you service with a clear defined outcome (a report, action points, recommendations) for you to act on. Time spent is usually shorter but more intense.
Exit Coaching is a collaborative process where we work together to achieve goals we define at the start of working together. Often these engagements last a number of years as your business evolves.
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A good business broker forms a vital part of your selling team, along with a lawyer, tax accountant and business advisor (us).
Much like a realtor, a business brokers primary role is to market your business, generate leads and help negotiate a sale.
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Yes...but.
The issue with selling as a solo entrepreneur is that you are seen to be selling a job, not a business.
So positioning is key.
Having a high degree of automation, attractive lifestyle options, short working hours and high profitability can make a huge difference to the right buyer -
Definitely
From NDAs (Non disclosure agreements), letters of intent, contract of sale and purchase, to handling the money in the sale transaction; a lawyer is a must!