Preparing to Exit
Preparing For an Exit or Transition
When is the best time to sell? Highpoint CFO’s Always Ready to Sell service helps you answer this question and get the most for your business whenever you decide to sell. If you are considering selling your business in the next year or ten years, take some time now to talk with us and ensure your exit will meet your financial goals.
Problems We Solve
“When is the right time to sell?”
If you are thinking about selling your business now or in 10 years, Highpoint CFO can help you take control of the decision of the right time to sell.
“I think my business is ready to sell. is it?”
Highpoint CFO has a proven methodology to help you get ready to sell. We eliminate the guesswork so you can focus on improving getting your business ready to sell at the valuation you deserve.
“I am pretty sure I can get 5x Earnings when I sell.”
Highpoint CFO will show you how much a buyer is willing to pay and how you can make improvements to increase your company’s value and marketability. We provide you with the information you need to understand what drives your company's value from a buyer’s perspective. We then guide you through the process of optimizing your business to sell, eliminating the guesswork, and helping you meet your financial and personal goals.
“I want to retire soon.”
Highpoint CFO understands there is more to selling your business than listing your business and waiting for a buyer. We work with you, your tax CPA, and financial and estate planner to understand your personal financial goals. We then use a time-tested methodology to align your personal goals with the sale of your business.
Always Ready To Sell
Highpoint CFO ensures you are Always Ready To Sell using our three-step approach:
Step 1: Assess
Highpoint CFO’s Certified Value Growth Advisor™ works with you to assess your company's value from the buyer’s point of view. More importantly, we will identify the business areas that positively and adversely impact its value.
Step 2: Prioritize
Next, we prioritize the areas to focus on for improvement. Much like when selling your house, do you fix the roof? Or upgrade the kitchen? The answer depends on how a buyer values these improvements. We will provide you with this information and prioritize the areas of your business to focus on.
Step 3: Optimize
We work with you and your team to optimize the areas with the greatest impact. Throughout the process, we re-visit your company’s value and evaluate how each improvement is helping you reach your goals.
Working With Us
OUR APPROACH
Our approach begins with building a relationship with you and your team. We then assess the key areas of your business, implement the solutions needed to meet your goals and optimize the processes around the solution.
OUR RELATIONSHIP PROMISE
We believe in long term relationships that begin with our first meeting. We don’t have a ‘Sales CFO’ to start the relationship and other associates to work on your project. When you first meet us to learn about Highpoint CFO, you can trust your relationship will continue throughout the engagement.
WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT
Our Build to Sell approach means we focus on the key areas that impact the long-term value of your company. We understand and have tools to assess these key areas and how they impact the long-term value of your company.