Exit Strategy

“We were never planning to sell. That was the problem.” 

Business, Exit Strategy

Mark and his business partner had built a solid manufacturing business in the West Midlands over fifteen years. Sixty staff. Healthy margins. No plans to exit.  Then his co-shareholder’s marriage fell apart.  It had nothing to do with Mark. Until it did.  When his co-shareholder filed for divorce, their stake in the business immediately became a matrimonial […]

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Your Business Isn’t Exit-Ready. Your People Will Be the Reason Why 

Business, Exit Strategy

When business owners think about selling, they usually focus on the numbers.  Revenue. Profit. Forecasts. Contracts.  Those things matter. But they are rarely the reason a deal stalls, drags on, or falls apart.  More often, the problem sits elsewhere. It sits with people.  I’ve worked with businesses that looked strong on paper but struggled once

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