How it works
You don't have to figure out the whole path today. Start free, get one honest look at where you stand, then choose what happens next.
The path
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Free: start where you're comfortable.
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Twelve questions, about ten minutes. You see your score right away, and we email you a written read on each area.
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A conversation with Mark.
About an hour, by video or in person in the Chicago area. You tell Mark about your business and where you want it to go. He shows you how we work and what a buyer would look at. If an Exit Baseline makes sense, he'll say so. If it doesn't, he'll say that too.
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Find out where you stand. Pick the one that fits:
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Exit Baseline, $1,500.
You haven't tried to sell. What the business is worth today, built from your books, what's holding the number down, and whether a buyer could get a loan to buy it.
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Relisting Readiness Plan, from $3,000.
You listed it and it didn't sell. Why buyers walked, and a priced plan to fix it before it goes back on the market.
Want the deepest version, with your team and your personal finances? That's the Enterprise Value Assessment.
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You choose what happens next:
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Work on it yourself, with other owners.
Owner Working Group, $1,500 a month.
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Have us lead the fixes.
Implementation, every item at a fixed price.
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Build the plan with your team.
Full Engagements, a set fee agreed in writing.
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Stop there.
The report is yours either way.
Mix them. Many owners join the Working Group and hand us one or two pieces.
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Watch it move.
Your business gets scored again as you go, so you can see what has changed and what it's worth now.
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When it's time, you choose how to step away.
Sell to an outside buyer, to your managers, or to family, or keep it running without you. We get the business ready; your broker, attorney, and CPA handle the sale itself. We earn nothing from it either way.
Common starting points
- "I'm not sure where I stand or what I want yet." Start with a conversation. No pitch, just your situation and your options.
- "I'm not planning to sell for years." Start with the Score, then the Exit Baseline. Most owners like you join the Working Group.
- "I listed it and it didn't sell." Start with the Relisting Readiness Plan. Fix what it finds on your own or with us, then go back to market with your broker.
- "I know exactly what I need done." Pick it on the Implementation page and ask for a free proposal. Software work starts with a Systems Map.
- "I'm out of time and want it handled." Start with the Exit Baseline or the Relisting Readiness Plan, then have us lead the fixes.