Exit guides
Straight answers about selling your business
No jargon. Just how value gets set, how buyers behave, and how to keep the whole thing quiet.
What Is My Service Business Worth? A Plain-English Guide
Buyers pay for clean numbers, recurring work, and a crew that runs without you. Here is how service businesses actually get priced.
7 min read
How to Sell Your Service Business Without Your Crew Finding Out
You can run a full sale process without tipping off techs, customers, or competitors. Here is exactly how it works, step by step.
6 min read
What Is Your Service Business Worth? Multiples by Revenue Band
Two service companies at the same revenue routinely sell for very different numbers. Here is how buyers price each band, and what decides where you land in it.
9 min read
How to Sell Your Service Business Without Your Crews or Customers Finding Out
The fastest way to lose your best employee and your largest account is to let them hear you are selling. Here is how a private process works, and where confidentiality usually breaks.
8 min read
Strategic Buyer or Private Equity: Who Pays More for a Service Business?
The two buyer types want different things, structure the money differently, and treat your crews differently afterward. Knowing which one you are talking to changes how you negotiate.
9 min read
Owner Dependent Business: How to Make a Service Company Sellable Without You
When every estimate, big account and license runs through you, buyers see risk and price it in. Here is how to move those jobs to your team before you go to market.
5 min read
Letter of Intent to Sell a Business: A Service Owner's Guide to the LOI
The letter of intent sets the frame for your whole sale. Here is how a service business owner should read price, structure, exclusivity, working capital and what is binding before signing.
6 min read