Know Your Numbers Before You Talk to a Broker
The money is made or lost 1–3 years before listing, not at the negotiating table. These tools give you the insider numbers brokers don't hand out for free.
Exit Readiness Score
Score your business 0–100 on the factors buyers actually check before they make an offer.
14 questions covering customer concentration, owner dependency, financial documentation, recurring revenue, management depth, and more. Get a scored breakdown by category, plus your top 3 priorities to fix before you go to market.
- ✓14-factor exit readiness score (0–100)
- ✓Category-by-category breakdown with plain-English insights
- ✓Top 3 priority action items ranked by impact
- ✓Free — takes about 2 minutes
SBA Deal Survival Checker
The SBA changed the rules June 1, 2025. Most sellers find out at the closing table.
Check your planned deal structure against the new SBA SOP 50 10 8 rules — seller note standby requirements, equity injection floors, DSCR, citizenship requirements, and deal friction flags. Returns a PASS / AT RISK / FAIL verdict with specific plain-English fixes.
- ✓Full-standby seller note qualification check (SBA Form 155)
- ✓Equity injection & buyer cash requirements
- ✓DSCR deal-survival check (min 1.25×)
- ✓Friction scan: lease, tax returns, concentration, citizenship
- ✓PASS / AT RISK / FAIL verdict + top 3 priority actions
SDE & Add-Back Calculator
See your number the way the bank will — before you fall in love with the broker's number.
Most calculators show one flattering number. This one shows two: your Seller SDE (what your broker will market) and the Lender-Adjusted EBITDA (what an SBA underwriter will actually approve). Flags risky add-backs, runs a DSCR deal-survival check, and outputs a free PDF report.
- ✓Dual SDE / Lender-Adjusted EBITDA output
- ✓Risky add-back identification & haircut calculation
- ✓SBA 7(a) DSCR pass/fail check
- ✓Gated PDF with 12-point pre-listing checklist
Business Valuation Calculator
Get an estimated sale value based on real closed-transaction multiples.
Select your industry from 67 covered sectors, enter your SDE, and answer 8 value driver questions — recurring revenue, owner dependency, customer concentration, and more. Returns a conservative / typical / premium valuation range with a full breakdown of what's boosting or compressing your multiple.
- ✓67-industry SDE multiple database
- ✓8 value driver adjustments (real buyer criteria)
- ✓Conservative / typical / premium range
- ✓Value driver breakdown — boosts vs. drags
Broker RFP Builder
Interview any broker you're considering — ours or one you found on your own — and score their answers.
Generates the exact questions to send to every broker you're evaluating, then lets you score their answers side-by-side across up to 3 brokers. Flags red flags automatically so you don't miss the ones that matter.
- ✓12 merged questions with a scoring rubric for each
- ✓Industry-specific bonus question (trades, restaurant, tech, healthcare)
- ✓Side-by-side comparison across up to 3 brokers
- ✓Automatic red-flag detection
Know your number. Now find the right broker.
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