Advisory & Transition Preparation

You don’t have to figure this out alone.

The assessment tells you what stands between your business and a successful transition. Advisory is how it gets fixed — with someone who has run businesses, bought them, sold them, and sat on your side of the table.

This isn’t a consulting engagement where we hand off a 200-page report and disappear. It’s a working partnership. We show up. We help you think through decisions. We challenge you when needed. We execute alongside your team.

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The cadence

A partnership built on execution, not process

Monthly check-ins

We review progress, discuss challenges, and adjust priorities based on what you’re learning. More frequent when the work demands it.

Between-meeting support

We’re available for questions. We draft memos. We sit in on key conversations. We help navigate tough decisions.

Quarterly strategy sessions

We step back and look at the bigger picture. Are we on track for your transition timeline? What’s working? What needs to change?

Transparency throughout

You always know what we’re thinking and what we’re recommending — and the reasoning behind it.

The work

What we actually help with

Owner clarity & direction

What do you actually want — a sale, a family transition, a management buyout? What does success look like for you personally? Is your timeline realistic? Clarity here drives everything else.

Leadership & successor development

Building a team that can run the business without you — and, where the path is internal, getting your successor genuinely ready to lead.

Financial clarity & cleanup

Making your numbers explainable and diligence-ready. Understanding what actually drives margins. Reporting a buyer or lender can trust.

Operational documentation

Getting critical processes out of people’s heads and onto paper. Removing single-person bottlenecks. Making quality repeatable.

Organizational structure

Clear roles, decision rights, and accountability — so the business transfers as an organization, not a collection of habits.

Customer & revenue durability

Reducing concentration risk. Strengthening recurring revenue. Building a customer base that survives an ownership change.

Margin & pricing management

Understanding your margin drivers and pricing power, so profitability is managed — and defensible — rather than accidental.

Transaction preparation

As a transition approaches, we shift to preparing for the event itself: diligence readiness, the data room, advisor coordination with your attorney, CPA, and banker.

Why BNH

How advisory from BNH is different

The engagement

What a typical engagement looks like

Duration: 12–24 months, depending on your transition timeline. Cadence: monthly meetings plus between-meeting support. Investment: a monthly fee scoped to the work — we’ll discuss it once we understand what you need. No equity. No cut of a deal.

The process

  1. We start with your assessment findings (or a quick diagnostic if you haven’t done a full assessment).
  2. We prioritize the roadmap together — what matters most, and what’s realistic on your timeline.
  3. We meet monthly to review progress, troubleshoot, and adjust.
  4. We work with your team on specific improvements — leadership, operations, financials, structure.
  5. As the transition approaches (6–12 months out), we shift focus to transaction and handoff preparation.

What changes for your business

  • Owner dependency decreases — the business runs without you at the center
  • Leadership depth improves — successors are genuinely ready
  • Operations become documented and repeatable
  • Financials become clear, explainable, and diligence-ready
  • Revenue becomes more durable and less concentrated

What changes for you

  • You know your options — and you’re not forced into the last one left
  • You’re not the bottleneck anymore
  • You’re prepared for diligence instead of surprised by it
  • Your legacy — team, customers, family — is protected by a real plan
  • You’re not doing this alone
FAQ

Common questions

Do we have to do the assessment first?

Not necessarily. If you’re already clear on what needs to improve, we can start with advisory. But most owners benefit from the clarity the assessment provides — it becomes the working roadmap.

How much does advisory cost?

A monthly fee that depends on scope and depth. We’ll discuss what makes sense after we understand what you need — on the same free 20-minute call.

What if we decide to sell in the middle of the engagement?

That’s part of why we’re here. We shift focus to transaction preparation and help you manage the process — it’s a natural evolution of the work, not a disruption.

What if the plan is a family or internal transition, not a sale?

The work is largely the same — leadership readiness, clean financials, documented operations — and arguably matters more, because your successor inherits whatever isn’t fixed. We’ve supported both paths.

What if our team pushes back?

That’s normal. Part of what we do is help you lead change — we work with your team, explain the reasoning, and help navigate resistance.

Do you take equity or a cut of the deal?

No. We charge a fee. That’s it. Our incentive is your readiness and your outcome — not pushing you into any particular transaction.

Execution gets you there

Planning matters. Assessment matters. But what changes the outcome is execution. If you’re ready to get serious about preparing your business — and yourself — for transition, let’s talk.

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Not sure whether you need the assessment, advisory, or both? Let’s figure that out together.