Most businesses take 6 to 12 months to sell, plus prep time. See the realistic stage-by-stage sale timeline, what speeds it up or slows it, and 2025 data.
How Long Does It Take to Sell a Business? Realistic Timelines Read More »
A 36-month exit plan built on the Value Acceleration Methodology: discover where you stand, prepare and grow value, then decide to execute a sale plan.
The 36-Month Exit Plan: What Owners Should Do Before They Sell Read More »
Two businesses with the same profit can sell for very different prices. The difference is not luck and it is rarely the industry. It is a set of specific, improvable qualities that tell a buyer how safe, transferable, and growable your company is once you are gone. Buyers price risk. The more risk you remove
What Buyers Actually Pay For: 16 Levers Across the 8 Drivers and 8 Functions Read More »
A family-law attorney’s guide to engaging a business valuator: standard of value, goodwill, double-dipping, the valuation date, and a day-one document checklist. Gulf South focus.
Cerulli projects $124T will transfer by 2048. Here are the five estate-planning triggers that signal a business owner should sell, and when to bring in an M&A co-advisor.
Triggers in Estate Planning: When the Conversation Shifts to Selling Read More »
Your business is worth a range the market sets, not a calculator’s instant number. Use this 10-minute, 5-step self-assessment to estimate a credible value range.
What’s My Business Worth? A 10-Minute Self-Assessment Read More »
Preparing your business for sale means making it transferable and diligence-ready before you go to market. The two timelines, the value drivers buyers actually pay for, and what an objective pre-market valuation reveals.
How to Prepare Your Business for Sale Read More »
With 74% of business owners planning to exit (Gallup, 2024), you often spot the trigger first. Six clear signs it is time to refer a client to an M&A advisor.
What your business is worth depends on why you’re asking. The Calculation vs Valuation Engagement distinction, the NACVA framework, and live 2026 LMM multiples.
Business Valuation: The Complete Owner’s Guide Read More »
When preparing your facility for a sale, the timeline and approach will depend on whether you’re actively courting a buyer or planning for an eventual sale. The steps you take today can make a significant difference in presenting your business in the best light possible and avoiding pitfalls that could derail the sale process. Immediate
Preparing Your Facility for a Potential Sale Read More »
Sell-side M&A advisory for Louisiana and Gulf South business owners.
A boutique M&A and exit-planning practice based in Metairie. We represent owners of $1M–$25M revenue businesses, run a structured sell-side process, and deliver business valuations under NACVA Professional Standards.
Serving New Orleans, Metairie, Baton Rouge, the North Shore, Houma–Thibodaux, and South Mississippi.
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