How to Prepare Your Business (and Yourself) for a Successful Transition - Whether You Sell, Hand Over, or Step Back
Live Sessions on Tuesday 9th December at 10am and 8pm UK (No Recording).
You’ve spent years building something real. Now, the question is: How do you protect it when you step away?
This live session will walk you through what actually drives the value of a business, how to prepare for succession, and the practical steps to ensure you transition on your terms - without rushed decisions, undervaluation, or regret.
What We’ll Cover:
True Business Value
What your business is really worth (and what most owners get wrong when estimating value)
Freedom to Step Back
How to prepare your business to run without you (the biggest hidden factor buyers look for)
Choosing Your Exit
The 3 most common exit pathways - and how to know which is right for you
Life After Exit
The emotional side of stepping back - identity, purpose, and what comes next
Avoiding Value Loss
How to avoid the “last-minute scramble” that destroys value and limits your choices
Next 90 Days
What to start doing in the next 30–90 days to improve valuation and exit options
Meet Your Hosts
Cliff Spolander
Cliff has spent over 20 years starting, buying, growing, franchising and selling businesses across retail, construction, health, IT and education. He’s lived the highs, the hard lessons, and the reality of stepping back from something you’ve poured yourself into.
Today, he helps business owners prepare for transition with clarity and confidence. Using practical tools and valuation models, he shows owners how their business would perform over the next 12 months, where risks sit, and what to do now to protect value and legacy - long before any exit conversations begin.
Clive Margetts
Clive has spent over 25 years starting, acquiring, growing and exiting businesses across multiple sectors. He knows first-hand that transitioning out of a business isn’t simple - it’s emotional, personal, and often the biggest financial decision an owner will ever make.
Drawing on his experience from both successful exits and hard-earned lessons, Clive now works with business owners to help them understand what truly drives the value of their company, how to prepare it to operate without them, and how to plan a transition that protects their people, reputation and legacy.