Guides — Louisiana and the Gulf Coast
These are written for owners of established, owner-operated companies — in Baton Rouge, Livingston, Ascension and across Louisiana — who are starting to think about what happens next. No jargon, no pitch, and nothing you have to buy to read them.
How small owner-operated companies are actually priced, what SDE and EBITDA multiples mean in plain English, and why owner-dependency pulls the multiple down.
What an owner can genuinely handle themselves, what a buyer will ask for, and the preparation you need either way — broker or no broker.
The kids don't want it and the crew isn't ready. Third-party sale, management buyout, seller financing, staged transition and structured exits.
An honest look at why so many businesses listed for sale never sell, and what the owners who do get out did differently in the years before.
The five deal-killers that show up again and again — owner dependency, messy books, customer concentration, undocumented systems, an unrealistic price.
The free Sellability Readiness Assessment takes about 7–10 minutes and gives you a score out of 100, eight category scores, and a checklist built from your own answers. Open to owners anywhere — the local angle here is just where we're from.
The Sellability Readiness Score is educational and informational. It is not a professional business valuation, an appraisal, legal advice, tax advice, or investment advice, and it is not a guarantee that a business can be sold or a prediction of sale price. Consult licensed professionals where appropriate.