Four Important Steps to the Ideal Exit™

Does this sound like you? You've built something of value, but you're not certain how you're going to get that value into your actual bank account, or you're aware of activity in the marketplace, but you're starting to wonder if you're going to miss or have missed your window of opportunity?

Perhaps you've told your loved ones, “Someday soon I'm going to slow down working”. Maybe you've heard that the process of selling a business can be overwhelming. Maybe you even hired a business broker, and that process was disruptive, and you didn't get a qualified buyer.

What is the Ideal Exit™?

An Ideal Exit has two components:

1. Maximize the sale price of your business.
2. Set your team up for success.

Step 1: Value. What is your business worth?

Knowledge is power, so you must know what your business is worth. Cathedral uses a process that helps us understand where we calculate the value for your business using a combination of...

How much is your business worth?

Owners without an accurate view of their business value waste time and lose confidence in the process. When you know the real business value, that knowledge is powerful.  Spend your time and energy efficiently with serious acquirers.

The Four Traditional Methods of Valuing a Business

First, it’s important to understand what business “value” really is and how it is measured. Acquirers determine a business’s worth through a value analysis using four traditional methods:

1. Discounted Cash Flow Model: Value is determined by looking at the business’s trends over time, both backwards and forwards, to see if it reliably produces a level of profit.
2. Market-Based Model: Pricing is estimated based on what similar businesses sell for in the current market.
3. Asset Assessment: Buyers evaluate the assets of the business.
4. Cost and Risk Analysis: Buyers consider how much time, labor, and risk would be involved in building a similar...

Roseburg, OR – August 7, 2024 - Cathedral Consulting, a specialty consulting firm providing strategic growth and advisory services, announced the significant expansion of its Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team. This strategic move enhances Cathedral’s focus on assisting business owners in building enterprise value and navigating the M&A process.

New Senior Advisors joining Cathedral M&A team include;

Jim Tracy: Mr. Tracy is the founder of The Legacy Companies and has 3+ decades of senior management in commercial development and infrastructure construction. He was CEO of Legacy Telecommunications for 23 years and is an instrument-rated jet pilot with 2200+ flight hours. Jim is a popular keynote speaker, author and podcast host and has led the National Association of Tower Erectors and The Tower Family Foundation. He has been recognized with the Bill Carlson Lifetime Service Award, the Business ICON of Idaho award, and was recently inducted...