Selling an ESOP-Owned Company
Selling an ESOP-owned business is different from a normal sale. Trustee fiduciary duty, fairness opinions, repurchase obligations, and the Section 1042 rollover — what every selling shareholder needs to know.
Exit Strategy Business Plan
Most owners think about exit. Few write it down. The 8 sections of a written exit strategy plan that turns ‘someday I’ll sell’ into a 12-36 month action plan with measurable value drivers and a contingency for death or disability.
Exit Strategy for a Business
Strategic sale, PE recap, ESOP, family/MBO, or sell-down recapitalization — the 5 main exit paths for $1M-$25M EBITDA owners. Pros, cons, tax treatment, timeline, and who each path actually fits.
How to Sell Your Business to a Competitor
Competitors often pay the highest multiples and close the fastest — but they also create the biggest information-leakage risk. The NDA carve-outs, staged disclosure rules, and parallel-process tactics that protect you.
How Much Should I Sell For?
Set the right asking price using industry multiples, comparable transactions, and the size/growth premium. The pricing psychology that determines whether you get bids or get ignored.
How to Sell Your Business
The complete 12-step playbook for selling a $1M-$25M EBITDA business. Pre-sale prep, QoE, advisor selection, CIM, buyer outreach, LOI, diligence, definitive agreement, close, transition.
Relative Valuation & Comparable Companies
Relative valuation prices a business by comparing it to similar businesses that have sold. Learn how to find comps, choose between public comps and precedent transactions, adjust for size and growth, and where to source data (PitchBook, BVR, BizBuySell, IBBA, SEC).
Asset Approach Valuation Explained
The asset approach values a business based on what it owns, not what it earns. Learn the Adjusted Net Asset Value method, orderly vs forced liquidation, and when asset approach is appropriate — plus why it’s usually a floor, not a ceiling.
What’s My Business Worth? (2026)
The fastest, most honest way to estimate what your business is worth. Free calculator, quick formula (EBITDA × industry multiple ± adjustments), when to get a paid formal valuation, and the six factors that move your number 50-100%.