TO BE VERY CLEAR, WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER 

WarrenBDC & Family Business
Getting Ready To Sell
Selling & Your Options

How We SELL YOUR BUSINESS for MORE & FASTER 

STEP 1
We Prepare ​The Owner &
Their Business For Sale

STEP 2
We ​Identify & Qualify
​The Very Best ​Buyers

STEP 3
We Sell Well Run
​Profitable Businesses
​When an Owner agrees to work with WarrenBDC they get a strategic partner working as hard as they are to prepare the business and the Owner for sale or transition.  Some Owners want to go straight into the selling process. Others require, we help increase their value pre sale via better Operations, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Human Resources. and Capital. 

Our goal is to help our clients figure out personally and professionally where they want to go and to work with them to get there. With as little frustration and as much joy as possible.  When the company and the Owner are ready we, as consultants, introduce potential Buyers and advise on the sale/transition of the Owners' business. Ideally for more than it is valued at today.

And finally, we make sure the Owners post transition life is full and rewarding while protecting their wealth and legacy to benefit future generations of their family. It all starts with a conversation.
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Increase Company Value, Sell For 30 - 70% More
"With the lessons, tools and processes in EPSS you will be more equipped to
​grow the value of your business and better prepared to sell. If that's the ultimate goal."

​Get Going On Your Business Transition Now, Before Time Runs Out
If now isn't the time to start getting your business ready for sale. I don't know when is. Said Eric Gilboord and everyone else in the business of buying and selling companies.  You may have read about preparing to sell or been advised to by your Accountant or Lawyer. But where do you start? Selling means gathering documents, making important decisions and having lots of conversations in an unfamiliar area. I know it sounds overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be.

​​EPSS was developed to make preparation easier. A self-paced system to help you get all your ducks in a row, avoid making common selling mistakes, be fully aware of what to expect and go to market strong.

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Here's What We Can Do For You

​We provide Businesses with all the strategically sound, quality, integrated Operations, Finance, Sales & Marketing, HR and Capital expertise needed to Pivot, or Grow and Run a company or plan and implement a successful Exit.  ​

Growing & Running

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As you grow your company you may require Business /Pivot Growth Plans,  Financial Management, Operations Optimization, Sales & Marketing,  Coaching, HR, Growth Funding and more.​

Buying & Selling

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As you progress you could need a Business Transition Coach, Exit Strategy, help Selling a Business, Buying a Business, Funding a Purchase, Search Fund and more.
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" I Worked With WarrenBDC To ... "

  • Exit my business.
  • Find my next business.
  • Sell my company for more than expected.
  • Write my Sales and Marketing Plan.
  • Improve our processes.
  • Source capital.
  • Learn to stand out from competition.
  • Grow in and outside of Canada.
  • Provide executive coaching.​
  • Outsource our Marketing.
  • Rethink our business.
  • Help me buyout my partner.
  • Prepare me for selling.
  • Determine the current value of my business.
  • Increase our value.
  • Manage our Sales team.
Here are some of the reasons to increase
the value of your business before selling.
Are you a risky business or undesirable to a Buyer?

Running Out of Runway

Custom Transition Roadmap

You Have Questions

We Have Answers

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Bridging the Gap Between
Thinking About Selling and Doing It

The Selling Challenge

Likely you're a first time Seller or the last company you sold was years ago. The learning curve for selling your business is steep and this may have kept you from acting in the past.  We get it.

Our focus leans toward Family Business/Seasoned Business Owners with companies enjoying annual sales typically in the $2-25 Million range. Larger or smaller companies are considered individually. 

Quality Buyers

Quality Sellers

The Selling Solution

WarrenBDC provides Pre and Post Sale Services for Sellers of businesses (many being family owned and operated). We help to increase the value of your business, while preparing both you and the company for sale or transition.

​When you and the business are both ready, the company can be confidently sold or transitioned on your  terms. And at this time in your life, that's what you want.

Some Recent Emails We Received

"I am in the very early stages of planning a transition out of my current business. I am still considering a few options ranging from keeping the business and remaining actively involved in the management, to developing a general manager and stepping away from the day to day operation to outright selling the business. I am not sure how to best proceed.  Do you have any suggestions?  Thanks."
"I retired from my construction business a year ago and left it to be run by 2 long time employees. It has not turned out well at all and I am seriously considering selling. I have been following your e-mails and your approach seems very practical and makes sense. I am interested in talking to you about your company and the way you help owners sell."
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You May Be Asking Yourself
​If Now is the Right Time to Sell

We can't advise you if now is the right time without a little more information. We do know that to help make the transition an enjoyable journey,  you will require a roadmap.  As well as, good, experienced resources.  These can be hard to find. Our one stop shopping  model will save you time and money. Let us take you from 'I'd like to sell or transition to SOLD'.​

If you're interested in learning more about our capabilities with transitioning, partial selling, outright selling or buying a business(s) let's talk. A confidential conversation in or out of your office, over coffee, lunch or simply by telephone makes for a great first step.

Listen to Eric Gilboord discuss
'The Seven Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Selling Their Company'
 in a conversation with 
​Bo Burlingham, Author & Speaker
​Editor-at-Large of Inc. Magazine
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Don't know and not sure how you find out? Our 'Proxy Valuation Form' contains seven steps to guide you through the process of determining the current proxy value of your business. 
Are you running out of runway? Feeling tired and not prepared to do any more work on the business? Maybe you think you waited too long to sell and the end is still not in sight.
As a boomer owner of a family business, selling or transitioning your company is likely top of mind. The story you're telling yourself and others around you sounds like this: "I have to do something ...
It's time to let go. Get on with your life. I know you're not sure what you'll do. There are so many great optionsto choose from, you won't know what to do first.
  1. Negative event i.e. spouse or owner gets sick or dies.
  2. Partner wants out.
  3. You want to sell but partner does not. 
  4. Industry is changing and you are not prepared to.
  5. Kids are not taking over i.e. do not want the business, or are unqualified.
  6. Want to improve life enjoyment i.e. time with family, spouse, travel.
  7. Need money from sale to finance retirement.
  1. Reviewing your current will.
  2. Taking a hard look at your personal finances.
  3. Planning longer vacations.
  4. Working with a personal trainer or at least walking more.
  5. Downsizing your home.
  6. Managing the affairs/care of an aging parent.
  7. Attending graduation of and or marrying off your youngest child.
  8. Re-purposing the extra bedroom.
  9. Investigating locations for a winter home.
  10. Thinking about the future of the company.
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