Determining Your Business Readiness for Transition

  • Manufacturing
  • 12/7/2021
Businesswoman thinking about the future

If you are contemplating a business transition, you definitely want your business to be as attractive as possible to a potential buyer. Many owners concentrate sole...

In our fifth installment of preparing your business for a transition, we discuss several intangible factors that should be addressed to maximize the value of your business. To maximize value, you definitely want your business to be as attractive as possible to a potential buyer. Many owners concentrate solely on the financial readiness of their business when they are considering a business transition. However, the value multiplier is equally, if not more important. Many intangible items, such as the 4 Cs, can affect the value multiplier negatively or positively.

What Are the 4 Cs?

Maximizing the 4 Cs is great business strategy, regardless of whether a transaction is being contemplated or not. What are the 4 Cs of a company?

  • Human Capital
  • Customer Capital
  • Structural Capital
  • Social Capital

There are several components to each of these success factors. Please join Samantha Metcalf and Lisa Horn in this video as they discuss in detail the 4 Cs and other important business strategies for increasing the value of your business.

This blog contains general information and does not constitute the rendering of legal, accounting, investment, tax, or other professional services. Consult with your advisors regarding the applicability of this content to your specific circumstances.

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