PREPARE NOW FOR THE BIGGEST DEAL OF YOUR CAREER
THE EMPOWERED EXIT STRATEGY
Sell your company for the price that gives you the life you deserve
You’re ready to plan life after exiting, but is your business ready to be acquired?
You’ve spent years hustling to build a successful company.
Now prepare for more free time, more money and more fun.
Let’s make sure your business is poised for acquisition so you can get top dollar when you sell.
what makes your company valuable to a prospective buyer?
profitability
We’ll dive into your financials to clearly identify your profit levers in order to help a buyer see the value of your business beyond the cashflow statement. Save time and energy now by identifying business activities that don’t generate enough profit, and may lower your valuation.
scalability
Securing a high valuation isn’t just about how much money you earn today, but also what a new owner could earn in the future. Tell buyers a clear story about how easily they could build on your success and take your company to new levels of growth and success.
simplicity
How straightforward are your business’s core functions? The simpler the business to run the easier it is for a new owner to operate. And if you’re central to those processes, it’s time to get out of the day-to-day so that a new owner can easily pick up the reins.
this is for you if
You own all or part of a profitable 7- to 8-figure company
You are curious about exiting your company at some point in the future
You are feeling burned out and ready for a change
You spend too much time in the daily operations of your company
You’re over the non-stop pressure to keep growing, keep iterating
You’re curious what your company is worth today and what it takes to sell it for top dollar
You’re eager to envision life after selling your company for a large sum of money
“Elinor’s ability to assess every aspect of a project, identify key areas for growth, and deliver clear, actionable advice is unmatched.”
—Heather Lee, Medicine Woman Retreats
“Alongside all her practical knowledge and wisdom, Elinor has a way of encouraging and empowering me to make bold decisions and changes to my business.”
—Jools Sampson, Reclaim Yourself Retreats
WHAT YOU’LL ACHIEVE WITH THE EMPOWERED EXIT STRATEGY
Comfort and clarity about the process of selling a company (know the lingo!).
A strong case to back up your “sorry-not-sorry” Asking Price.
Relief from the day-to-day work of operating your business (and more time for you).
A new level of insight into your business’s financials and what buyers will infer.
A spending plan that supports what’s best for you and your business at this stage of growth.
A clear timeline of when to put the company up for sale and get the best price.
we’ll create an empowering exit strategy that prepares you for the biggest transaction of your career
Grab a cup of tea and let’s chat about what life would look like for you after selling your company for gobs of money.
How much money do you need to do the things you want after selling your company?
Who is the ideal buyer? Would you want to work with them post-transaction?
Are you curious what the process is for selling a company and how to find a buyer?
We’ll start the conversation with your most pressing questions and go from there!
Your “sorry-not-sorry” Asking Price should represent what you believe your company is worth today because you have the research, data and story to back it up.
We’ll take what you know instinctively in your heart it’s worth and make it undeniably true and tangible to buyers.
— Elinor Fish, Empowered Exit Strategy consultant
what is the empowered exit strategy?
Our work is entirely on a 1:1 basis to ensure maximum support and privacy. No group coaching calls or masterminds here!
The Format
The Empowered Exit Strategy prepares yourself and your business for sale of the company. All of our work is done in complete confidence, so that no one—not your employees, customers or investors know you have your eye on the door.
It’s comprised of a series self-evaluations, questionnaires, spreadsheet calculators and Zoom calls. I’m with you throughout the entire process, working through the strategy to get clear answers and resolutions to your most pressing challenges.
Your Time Commitment
I assume you’re a very busy leader of an organization with not a lot of extra time on your hands for deep work. I get it—I was once in your shoes! I have thoughtfully designed the Empowered Exit Strategy to be manageable, flexible and able to fit your busy schedule.
The process is typically over four months to complete the four-part strategy. Each section involves just a few hours per week of your time. Our Zoom consulting calls are every other week (you choose the days and times). And if you have to travel or be out of the office for a week, no problem! You’ll be able to stay on track.
What We’ll Work On
I’ll send you a detailed outline of the Empowered Exit Strategy after our initial discovery call so that you can be confident that this work is the right fit for you right now.
It involves going deep into the financials, operations, team design and your role in the company from a buyer’s perspective. In the end, the insights and strategies we develop for you business will go into your personalized Empowered Exit Strategy, a document I create for you that pulls together all the work from the preceding few months. You can then revisit and revise that plan as you need over time.
My Pledge to You
I was inspired to create the Empowered Exit Strategy after selling the 7-figure travel company I had founded in 2010. Since then, I’ve become an investor and earned a certificate in mergers and acquisitions from Wharton Executive Business School.
Most of work now is on the “buy side,” analyzing the financials and conducting due diligence on dozens of small and medium-size businesses for sale each month.
All that is to say: I understand the emotional and practical process of putting your business up for sale. And I know what buyers are looking for and how to help you get the most money when you sell.
80%
Of all businesses listed for sale never sell.
50%
Of all business deals fail to close during the due diligence process.
18%
How much higher male-owned businesses were valued compared to women-owned businesses.
1.37%
Of businesses sold in the U.S. between 2002- 2012 were female-founded.