Stephen Smith
Business coach helping small business owners get ready to sell
| Hourly rate range | $150 to $250 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Life coach |
| Based in | Alabama, United States |
Stephen Smith is a business coach who helps small business owners get ready to sell their companies. He is building a new agency around this work. He knows the process firsthand. He grew his own agency to 30 employees across 6 states, then sold it to a strategic acquirer in 2020. He teaches sale prep through three focus areas: The money, the mechanics, and the mindset.
What Stephen helps with
Stephen helps small business owners prepare their company and themselves for a sale. His work covers financials, operations, and how an owner thinks during a deal.
- Getting company financials ready before a sale
- Building systems and processes that raise a business's sale value
- Getting operations in order before negotiations
- Preparing your mindset for the acquisition process
- Getting ready to negotiate with a strategic acquirer
Who Stephen works with
Stephen works with small business owners who plan to sell their company. His own sale happened while running an agency that was still growing, so he knows owners who are busy and still building.
How Stephen works
Stephen uses a three part frame to get a business ready to sell. The first part is the money, which means the changes you can make to your financials now that help in negotiation. The second is the mechanics, which means systems, processes, and operations. The third is the mindset, which means preparing how you think so your actions work during the sale.
Background and qualifications
It grew into an agency with 30 employees across 6 states, serving clients around the country. He entered sale negotiations in 2019 and closed the sale to a strategic acquirer on the other side of the country in 2020. The parties never met in the same room. He now coaches other owners through the same process.
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The CoachVouch take
Stephen sold his own 30 person agency in 2020 and now coaches owners through the same sale process.
Best for small business owners who want to prepare their finances, systems, and mindset before selling.
Common questions
How much does Stephen Smith charge?
Coaching with Stephen runs $150 to $250 an hour. Message Stephen from this page for an exact quote.
What does Stephen Smith help with?
Stephen Smith helps with getting company financials ready before a sale, building systems and processes that raise a business's sale value, getting operations in order before negotiations and preparing your mindset for the acquisition process.
What does Stephen Smith help business owners prepare for?
He helps small business owners get ready to sell their business. His work covers the money, the mechanics, and the mindset.
Has Stephen Smith sold a business himself?
Yes. He closed the sale of his agency to a strategic acquirer in 2020. The agency had 30 employees across 6 states.
How do I contact Stephen Smith?
Send Stephen a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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