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8 Value Drivers That Increase What Your Business Is Worth

Nov. 13, 2026 | Posted by Vicky Richards

Business value drivers are the traits that decide how much a buyer, lender, or appraiser will pay for your company. Eight matter...

How to Prepare Your Financials Before You Sell Your Business

Nov. 13, 2026 | Posted by Kevin Nolan

Preparing financials to sell a business means getting your books into a shape a buyer can check line by line. Start one to three...

Selling Your Business to Employees: How an ESOP Works for Small Business Owners

Nov. 11, 2026 | Posted by Kevin Nolan

For many owners, selling your business to employees through an ESOP is the most personal exit choice on the table. You want to...

How to Pass a Family Business to the Next Generation

Nov. 10, 2026 | Posted by Vicky Richards

Passing a family business to the next generation works best as three planned transfers: leadership, ownership, and the family's...

How to Reduce Owner Dependency Before You Sell Your Business

Nov. 9, 2026 | Posted by Vicky Richards

To reduce owner dependency before you sell, move five things off your desk and onto your team: customer relationships, approvals,...

Exit Planning Timeline: What to Do 5 Years, 3 Years, and 1 Year Before You Sell

Nov. 5, 2026 | Posted by Vicky Richards

Start your exit planning timeline about five years before you sell. At five years out, set your goals, get a valuation, and...

How to Value a Small Business: The Methods Buyers Actually Use

Nov. 3, 2026 | Posted by Rick Lundgren

Quick Summary: Start with earnings a buyer can verify and expect to continue after the sale. For most owner-run companies, that...

Is Your Business Ready to Sell? A 10-Question Exit Readiness Assessment

Nov. 2, 2026 | Posted by Denise O'Neill

An exit readiness assessment tells you how close your business is to a sale that earns full value. The ten "yes-or-no questions"...

The Moment You've Outgrown Running Everything Yourself

Oct. 30, 2026 | Posted by Denise O'Neill

A business is too dependent on its owner when routine decisions, key clients, and daily problems stall without you. You often see...

What Actually Changes in a Business When the Owner Starts Getting Coached

Oct. 29, 2026 | Posted by Sigi Loya

What changes with business coaching starts with the owner's decisions and then spreads through the company. Decisions get made...

How Coaching Changes as You Move From Survival to Scale

Oct. 28, 2026 | Posted by Denise O'Neill

Business coaching for growth stage owners should match what limits the company today. In Survival, coaching protects cash and the...

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