Sale Preparation

Prepare your business for sale — package it to sell for more

Buyers pay premiums for businesses that are clean, transferable and easy to believe. Sale preparation is the work of turning your business into exactly that: tidy financials, documented operations, and a story that stands up to scrutiny. Done right, it adds more to the price than any negotiation trick.

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Common questions

How do I prepare my business for sale?

Start by cleaning up your financials, documenting how the business runs without you, and removing owner-dependence. Then package the numbers and the story so a buyer can quickly believe the value.

How long does it take to prepare a business for sale?

Usually 6–18 months for meaningful value gains — enough time to fix earnings quality, reduce key-person risk and build a track record a buyer can trust.

What adds the most value before a sale?

Removing owner-dependence, showing clean and predictable earnings, and reducing customer concentration. These move the multiple more than almost anything else.

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