In preparation of the questions for the State of the Owner Readiness Survey, one of the team members asked me what seemed like an obvious question, “What does ‘ready’ mean?” or “How do we define ‘ready’?”

That seemed like a simple and obvious question that deserved an answer. So, I put together a set of 10 simple statements to help owners determine what they need to accomplish to be considered prepared or “ready” to transition their businesses. Use this as a simple checklist.

Click to view the “Are You Ready Checklist” now!

“90-Day Business Sprint” Webinar Attendees will be prompted to review this checklist during the Jun 14 broadcast.

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About our author:

Chris Snider, CEPA, is the award-winning author of Walking to Destiny: 11 Actions an Owner Must Take to Rapidly Grow Value & Unlock Wealth, a business strategy book about the Value Acceleration Methodology(TM) written for business owners and the advisors who serve them.  Snider is a professional keynote speaker and content provider to the middle market business community, trade & industry associations, and professional education organizations.

For his written work and his contributions to the industry, Snider has been awarded recent honors that include 2016 NACVA Industry Titan Architect and 2016 AM&AA Thought Leader of the Year.

Walking to Destiny is a five-star rated book that truly empowers owners with the knowledge and path to effectively positioning their business and themselves for exit options down the road, sure, but perhaps more importantly, rapid business growth today.

Snider is the Managing Partner of Snider Premier Growth, the CEO/President of Exit Planning Institute, the Founder of ThinkTank Publishing House, and the contributing author of SniderValueIndex.com.  Chris is a family business owner, owning stakes in 8 lower middle market companies with his son, Scott.