Today — As Buyers See It Now
If You Went to Market This Week
$0 – $0
Optimized — 6 to 12 Months of Work
After Targeted Positioning
$0 – $0
What This Calculator Doesn't Tell You
- Who will actually buy this business — SBA-financed individuals, search funds, PE platforms, strategic acquirers all price differently. The calculator doesn't show buyer pool sizing or what each type would pay.
- What buyers will find in diligence — the issues that surface in the first 30 days and either kill the deal or compress price. The calculator doesn't see your books, your contracts, your key employees, or your operational risks.
- The diligence pressure map — where scrutiny will focus first, ranked by severity. Without this, you walk into the process blind.
- Your specific pre-market action plan — the calculator shows that positioning lifts value. It doesn't tell you which 3-5 specific actions move the multiple most for your business, in what order, on what timeline.
- How the deal will get structured — earnout vs cash at close, seller note, working capital peg, retention agreements, escrow. These determine how much of the headline number you actually receive.
Most business owners ask the wrong question. They ask "what is my business worth?" The right question is "what will a buyer pay for what they see?" The difference between those two numbers is rarely small — and it's the entire reason professional sellers prepare before going to market.
Built by Mike Ye after 25 years on the buy side. Rolling Stone, Billboard, Express, Surgical Care Affiliates. 75+ transactions, $500K to $2B+.