Day: June 11, 2025

🚀 N Is for Next Steps: You’re Not Exit-Ready Without a Clear Future

Part 6 of 6: CLEAN™ Exit-Readiness Series Series completion: Cash Flow ✅ Leadership ✅ Earnings ✅ Assets ✅ Next Steps ⬅️ You’ve built something great. But here’s the question too many owners ignore: “What happens after the deal?” In CLEAN™, Next Steps isn’t about your retirement. It’s about whether your business can succeed without you—and […]

🏗 A Is for Assets: What You Think You’re Selling Might Not Be What Buyers Want

Part 5 of 6: CLEAN™ Exit-Readiness Series Series progress: Cash Flow ✅ Leadership ✅ Earnings ✅ Assets ⬅️ Next Steps Most owners assume assets—equipment, real estate, IP—automatically add value in a sale. The uncomfortable truth: Assets only add value if they’re owned, transferable, serviceable, and relevant to the buyer’s future. ⚠️ The $5,000 Domain That […]

💸 E Is for Earnings: Not Just How Much You Make—But How You Make It

Part 4 of 6: CLEAN™ Exit-Readiness Series Series recap: Cash Flow ✅ Leadership ✅ Earnings ⬅️ Assets • Next Steps When owners think earnings, they think tax returns or net profit. But buyers look beyond numbers to assess earning quality and revenue predictability. 💬 “Where your money comes from matters more than how much you […]

🧭 L Is for Leadership: If You Disappear, Does Your Business Disappear Too?

Part 3 of 6: CLEAN™ Exit-Readiness Series Catching up? We’re covering the CLEAN™ framework: Cash Flow ✅ Leadership ⬅️ Earnings • Assets • Next Steps Most entrepreneurs wear a hundred hats—and that’s part of what makes them successful. But when it’s time to sell, that hands-on leadership style can kill a deal. The uncomfortable truth: […]

💰 C Is for Cash Flow: Your Business Might Be Profitable—But Still Unsellable

Part 2 of 6: CLEAN™ Exit-Readiness Series Missed Part 1? We introduced the CLEAN™ framework and scoring system for exit readiness. “We were always focused on our profit and loss statement. But cash flow was not a regularly discussed topic. It was as if we were driving along, watching only the speedometer, when in fact […]