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Exit Readiness Scorecard - what stops a sale from closing.

Exit readiness measures how prepared your business is to survive due diligence and sell at a strong multiple. 20 questions across 5 pillars give you a score and a 12-month preparation roadmap.

80% of businesses listed for sale do not sell. The #1 reason is readiness, not market. This scorecard diagnoses across 5 pillars and gives you a 12-month preparation roadmap.

Exit Planning Institutes Value Acceleration Methodology. 80% of businesses listed for sale do not sell - the #1 reason is lack of readiness, not lack of buyers. Diagnose before you list.

Financial Readiness
1. Financial statements quality
2. Revenue trend (3yr)
3. Monthly close speed
4. EBITDA margin vs industry
Customer & Market
5. Top customer % of revenue
6. Customer retention rate
7. Relationships are with company vs you
8. Written contracts with key customers
Operational Readiness
9. SOPs documented
10. ERP / management system
11. Production knowledge depth
12. Could fill major order if you were out 30 days
Management & People
13. Management layer between you and floor
14. Could business run 6 months without you
15. Employee tenure (avg)
16. Compensation competitive
Legal & Structural
17. Legal structure clarity
18. IP / trademarks in business entity
19. Pending litigation / regulatory
20. Real estate situation
Your exit readiness score
- / 100
Answer the 20 questions above to see your score and the 12-month preparation roadmap.
When the difference between selling and not selling is 12 months of work

SimpleGrid takes exit-readiness from years to quarters.

Documented SOPs, real-time financials, traceability, management dashboards - all the things a buyer checks for, native to the system. Sell at the high end of your multiple range, not the low.

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Tools are nice. A system that runs your floor is better.

SimpleGrid builds a custom ERP modelled on how your operation actually runs. We carry the cost and the risk - you run it for 30 days, and pay only once it's working.

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