Getting Exit Ready
SEATTLE • Industry experience in Software, Medium & Heavy Duty Truck, Aerospace, Equipment, and Nuclear Energy.
Exit Ready FAQ's
For business owners, the process of making your company Exit Ready is a smart move before making any decisions about future ownership and succession.
Here are some typical questions we are asked all the time.
Does Getting Exit Ready Mean I Have to Sell My Business?
How Long Does It Take to Get Exit Ready?
What Happens To My Team When Getting Exit Ready?
Do I Have To Give Up Equity to Arrow Up Staging?
Are There Long-Term Contracts Involved?
Exit Ready means having your business in a position to either Keep and Scale or Sell and Exit. It's entirely up to you. Arrow Up Staging supports either decision.
A business should strive to always be Exit Ready so that it is positioned to go beyond the next inflection point or have the option to sell when the right opportunities develop.
Generally it requires 60-90 days to develop a plan based on our analysis, and another 12-18 months to execute the plan.
Your team is completely utilized and strengthened in every step of getting Exit Ready. They are developing the critical capabilities to build an industry leading business. Since Arrow Up Staging is only involved for a set number of months, we coach and transfer knowledge to your team to take over.
No. Arrow Up Staging is paid a fixed fee retainer without requiring the owner to give up any equity.
No. Either party can decide to stop the Exit Ready process with 60 days notice.
Exit Ready Is a Clear Win for Business Owners
Scale or Exit?
When a business is Exit Ready, owners can confidently be in a position to either “Keep and Scale” or “Sell and Exit” at their discretion and have a great outcome.
Either way, the business owner wins.
