Frank Turner

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Tools to Double Your Exit Value

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Three tools, used in sequence, that take you from uncertain to fully prepared for the most important transaction of your business life.

Maximize Exit Value Workbook

The complete playbook for small business owners who want to sell their business for the highest possible value. Covers all the critical areas buyers evaluate.

  • Identify hidden gaps that reduce your sale price
  • Build buyer-ready systems and documentation
  • Step-by-step value maximization framework
  • Designed for a 2–3 year runway to exit

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WIN with a PLAN Workbook

Build a concrete, milestone-driven exit plan. This workbook helps you reverse-engineer your ideal outcome and create a clear roadmap from today to closing day.

  • Set your target exit date and sale
    price
  • Map milestones backwards from
    your exit
  • Align your team around the exit strategy
  • Track progress with built-in checkpoints

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Exit Readiness Assessment

Find out exactly where you stand today. This assessment scores your business across 8 critical dimensions that buyers evaluate — so you know what to fix first.

  • Score your business across 8 buyer
    criteria
  • Identify your highest-leverage improvements
  • Know your true readiness before listing
  • Benchmark against successful exits

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Growth Mindset AssessmenT

Discover whether your current mindset is helping or hindering your exit. Business value is as much about the owner's psychology as the financials.

  • Identify fixed vs. growth mindset patterns
  • Understand how mindset affects business value
  • Get a clear picture of your mental exit readiness
  • Actionable reflection questions
    throughout

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Leadership Effectiveness Test

Buyers don't just buy businesses — they buy leadership. This test scores your effectiveness across the key dimensions that make a business sellable without you.

  • Score yourself  key leadership dimensions
  • Identify over-reliance on the owner (you)
  • Understand what buyers look for in leadership
  • Build a roadmap to leadership independence

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Seller-Side Pre-Diligence

Run your own due diligence before a buyer does. Identify the red flags, gaps, and surprises that kill deals — and fix them on your timeline, not theirs.

  • Complete pre-diligence checklist for
    sellers
  • Financial, legal, and operational review
    areas
  • Catch deal-killers before buyers find them
  • Arrive at the table fully prepared and confident

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How to use these resources

Your 3-Step Path to a Profitable Exit

1
Start Here
Assess where you stand
Take the Exit Readiness Assessment to uncover your biggest gaps before you do anything else.
2
Then Plan
Build your exit roadmap
Use the WIN with a PLAN Workbook to set your timeline, milestones, and target sale price.
3
Then Execute
Maximize your value
Work through the Maximize Exit Value Workbook to systematically drive your sale price up.