This scorecard assesses your business across the key factors buyers evaluate: financial readiness, operational readiness, customer readiness, and legal compliance.
Purpose:
Answer questions about your financials, profit trends, owner dependency, team strength, client concentration, contracts, and compliance. The calculator provides a readiness score and priority action plan.
Tips for Ongoing Use:
Bookmark this page (Ctrl+D or Cmd+D) for quick access.
- Complete annually even if not planning to sell
- Use to guide business improvement efforts
- Track progress on identified weaknesses
- Review with advisors 2-3 years before planned exit
Understanding Basics:
Exit readiness takes years to build. Buyers pay premiums for businesses with clean financials, recurring revenue, strong teams, diversified clients, and documented processes.
Benefits for SMEs:
- Understand what makes businesses sellable
- Identify gaps before going to market
- Maximise eventual sale price
- Build a more valuable business regardless of exit plans
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