Free download · For owners preparing to sell

Is your business ready for a buyer's due diligence?

A free Excel checklist of the 46 items buyers and lenders ask for first, with a built-in readiness score.

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What is in the checklist

  • 46 items across 11 areas: corporate, financial, tax, customers, operations, people, legal, property, insurance, IP and technology, and health, safety and environment.
  • Status dropdowns and an owner column, so you can split the work with your bookkeeper and lawyer.
  • Automatic readiness score by area and overall.

Going further

Know what a buyer would discount

The Seller's Toolkit quantifies the value at risk from undocumented add-backs.

Organize and prove your numbers

The Data Room Index Kit ($49 CAD) organizes your documents, and the QoE Readiness Workbook ($79 CAD) prepares your earnings for a buyer's review.

Get an advisor's read

The Capital Snapshot is an advisor-reviewed readiness assessment, delivered the same or next business day.

Educational tool

Not legal, tax or accounting advice.