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54 Key Value Factors Affecting the Value of your Business

Download the 54 Value Factors we developed that buyers consider when determining the value of a company.

We have broken the factors down into 6 categories:

  • Personal
  • Business Operations
  • Industry/Market
  • Legal/Regulatory
  • Financial
  • Economic/M&A Market

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Chapter 7: The Four C's

11 Actions an Owner Must Take to Rapidly Grow Value & Unlock Wealth

Intangible assets account for more of your business value. In this chapter we discuss the 4 Capitals that will help you manage your intangible assets.

  • Human Capital
  • Customer Capital
  • Structural Capital
  • Social Capital

Chapter 8: Relentless Execution

The difference between a company and its competitor is the ability to execute. This chapter is broken up into several factors that will assist you with proper execution.

Exit strategy 101

What is Exit Strategy Business Planning

Exit strategy business planning is more than setting a date to retire or sell your business. Done properly, exit planning is about optimizing the value of your business so that when you are ready to exit, whether you decide to sell or succeed it to the next generation of family ownership, you receive the maximum value for the company you have worked so hard to build.

To do this, you need time. Exit strategy business planning should begin at least five years before you plan to sell or retire, and ideally up to 10 years in advance. Some advisors tell business owners they should start Exit strategy business planning as soon as they start a business, since the exit goals, to some extent, may guide how the business is managed.

Increase the Value of Your Business 

10 Key Steps to Increase the Value of Your Business During Exit Planning 

Preparing to sell a business has many moving parts, from getting financials in order for prospective buyers to determining the structure of the deal and identifying potential buyers.

Some of these strategies take time, so ideally, business owners will start the planning process for business exit at least five to 10 years in advance.

We have summarized 10 steps to increasing the value of your business before selling or transitioning ownership.

Barnes Podcast Series

Podcast - What is Exit Planning

In this episode Director Mike Pappas discusses how important it is to have an Exit Plan before you are ready to actually exit your business. He will discuss the following:

  • The importance of exit planning
  • The key players to have involved
  • Difference between succession and exit planning. Tune in for this 15-minute episode.

Get Your Team Involved

Getting Your Team Involved With Your Exit Plan

The most effective exit planning is really building a great business – a process that identifies the strategies and tactics that will take your business to the highest level of profitability and increase its value.

To get there, your entire management team should have a seat at the table to make sure everyone is pulling in the same direction. From finance to operations, sales, marketing, and human resources, your leadership team manages your key processes to make your company successful and achieve best in class status.  If anyone of them is left out of the planning process, you will lose management buy-in and your profitability will suffer.

Meet Our Certified Exit Planning Advisors (CEPAs)

Our Experts 

The most effective exit planning is really building a great business – a process that identifies the strategies and tactics that will take your business to the highest level of profitability and increase its value.

To get there, your entire management team should have a seat at the table to make sure everyone is pulling in the same direction. From finance to operations, sales, marketing, and human resources, your leadership team manages your key processes to make your company successful and achieve best in class status.  If anyone of them is left out of the planning process, you will lose management buy-in and your profitability will suffer.

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