Score what a buyer values
Slide each toward the truth about today — weighted by how much it drives value at sale or succession.
A buyer (or successor) pays for a business that runs without you. Your lowest scores are your value gaps — and your project list.
Runs without the ownerCould it trade for months without you?
40%
Not yetBuyer-ready
Clean, current financialsBooks a buyer could trust at a glance
40%
Not yetBuyer-ready
Documented systemsThe business is in systems, not in heads
40%
Not yetBuyer-ready
Diversified, sticky clientsNot dependent on you or a few referrers
40%
Not yetBuyer-ready
A management / leadership teamPeople who stay and run it after you
40%
Not yetBuyer-ready
Predictable, recurring revenueForecastable, not feast-and-famine
40%
Not yetBuyer-ready
A credible growth storyRoom and a plan for the next owner to grow
40%
Not yetBuyer-ready
Clean structure & contractsLeases, agreements and IP all in order
40%
Not yetBuyer-ready
Your read
Score the gates above to see your exit readiness.
Biggest value gap
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Lifting your lowest score is the single best thing you can do for what the business is worth.
This is Module 10 of SCALE
Build something worth stepping back from
SCALE shows you how to lift the drivers of enterprise value and plan a real exit or succession — on your terms, for full value.
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