For founders and business owners

You've built a successful business. How much of that value leaves when you do?

Preparing for a new owner isn't just about financial performance. It's about what the business can continue doing when you're no longer at its centre.

Take the 8-question Stress TestTalk to YouBecome

Two starting points

Still exploring

I haven't decided what's next.

Perhaps you're thinking about selling, an EOT, MBO or family succession, but haven't worked out what you want personally or what is right for the business.

We can begin by exploring your options and what they mean.

Have a direction

I have a plan. Is the business ready?

You may know your preferred route, but not whether the organisation could operate and grow without you.

The People Balance Sheet reveals the strengths and vulnerabilities you can act on before a transaction.

What might need strengthening?

  • Leadership that can make decisions without you
  • Strength and succession beneath the senior team
  • Relationships that belong to the business
  • Knowledge that survives the departure of key people
  • Organisational culture and accountability
  • Governance and decisions that don't wait for the founder

Prepare early enough to make a difference.

Building leadership depth, transferring relationships and making expertise available across the business takes time. Whether the route is sale, MBO, EOT or succession, the first useful step is understanding the starting position.

Start with the Stress Test