Every business must eventually decide whether to grow, transition to new leadership, or prepare for sale. This session clarifies the options and helps owners choose the right path.
What the class covers
- Explore growth, succession, and sale pathways.
- Evaluate readiness for each option.
- Build decision criteria for long-term planning.
What you will work through
- The opening question: what happens to the business if you cannot come to work tomorrow
- Growth, succession, and exit, each defined so an owner stops confusing them
- Four exit paths, from internal transfer through strategic sale
- Enterprise value as earnings times a multiple, and what moves the multiple
- Owner dependency, tested against ninety days away from the business
- The growth map, five levels, each with its own question to answer
- The valuation gap, and why most owners overestimate what they hold
- The exit timeline, laid out across three years
What you take home
- Growth vs. succession vs. sale comparison tool.
- Pathway readiness checklist.
- Decision-making framework.
Who this class is for
Owners preparing for major transitions or evaluating long-term business strategy.