Your business transition plan is the transfer of the stewardship of your company, with some common exit strategies including selling stakes to an investor or firm, liquidation, passing your business on to a successor, or employee or management buyouts.
Developing a business transition plan is customized according to the financial status and value of a client’s business and their personal and professional stipulations. The business transition process has to be prepared, planned, and carried out meticulously. By hiring a certified exit planning advisor or business coach to assist you, you simplify the process and ensure the completion of all the requirements.
The Significance of a Business Transition Team
Upon transitioning, it is crucial to employ the expertise of professionals such as coaches, consultants, certified planning advisors, financial advisors, accountants, brokers, and corporate lawyers when considering deals. Transferring ownership of your business requires an assessment of your future and your organization, operation processes, and financial reports.
Certified planning advisors provide individualized transition planning services based on your authentic vision of your company’s future, your financial goals, your organization and team environment, your financial status, and the unique market position of your business and provide you with a critical approach to your options and the pursuit of those options.
The Business Transition Preparation Process
- Choosing your ideal buyer: I will create a personal financial projection to pinpoint how much you need to exit your business based on your financial goals. We will develop a plan based on your chosen transfer of ownership (selling to a third party, employee or management buyout, etc.).
- Financial preparedness: it will be critical to have your financial statements organized – for convenience when considering a deal, reducing tax obligations, and recognizing risks. Additionally, keeping track of your assets and cash flow is critical in determining your options and if you need more funds for a successful transition.
- Value building: we will develop a strategy to build the market value of your business through several processes – including creating a strategic plan to improve sales revenue and make process improvements, capitalize on key results areas, minimize or eliminate constraints, streamline operations processes for optimal functionality, and more.
- Employee Development: I assist my clients in creating performance plans for leadership and management development for employees. The goal is for employees to operate the business with minimal supervision. Employee development eases the transition from the business owner to the buyer with an efficient team and daily operations.
- Expense reduction: to save your company money to fund your transition, we will implement expense reduction strategies such as automating payments, creating healthcare savings programs, streamlining shipping, and more.
