Owner Readiness Hub

Ready for Next knows being a business owner means often having too little time in the day to get everything that needs doing done. Our solutions are designed to utilize your time in the most effective and impactful way possible.

We believe in continuous improvement. Our solutions reflect the fact than small, incremental steps lead to larger, long-lasting results.

Advisor Readiness Hub

Ready for Next believes all business owners deserve the best outcomes possible. Part of making sure this is reality is having enough trained, educated and experienced professionals in position to business owners as they accelerate value and prepare for their next act.

Keeping your skills sharp and current requires dedication. Our education solutions help professionals become top of mind and their client’s trusted advisor.

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Transition Readiness Self-Assessment

How transition ready are you? No matter how near of far your transition from business ownership, being transition ready means operating as best in class and puts you in the driver’s seat when the time to exit comes.
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Assess Your Level of Owner Dependence

In many businesses the owner is the keeper of key knowledge, relationships, contracts and all other vital parts of running a business. Knowing how dependent your business is can help you reduce the associated risk.
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See Your Business with Unbiased Eyes

What would a third party think of your business? If you would like to know, you can get a good idea in assessing yourself on 20 questions and find out what an investor sees when they look at your business.
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Ready for Next’s most recent blogs:

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  • Understanding and Managing the Risks of Customer Concentration

    April 2, 2025

    3 min

    For many businesses, landing a major customer can feel like a breakthrough. A high-profile customer, especially...

  • How do I manage unproductive family members who are in the business?

    December 4, 2024

    4 min

    Blog first appeared in the University of San Francisco, School of Management, Gellert Family Business Center. This...

How can we help you?

People who collaborate with Ready for Next fall into 3 categories:

  • business owners,
  • professional advisors and
  • association, chamber, community leadership

or anyone who works with business owners en masse.

Find resources specifically for you.

business owners

Access resources and solutions to support building the best company possible at all stages of your entrepreneurial journey – exploring, pivoting or triggering.

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professional advisors

Set yourself apart and offer deeper support and guidance to your business owner clients with resources and education to bring added value and deeper knowledge.

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community leadership

Bring immeasurable value to your membership and community with access to resources to help owners run the best business possible keeping communities and industries resilient.

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Are you an exploring, pivoting or triggering business owner?

exploring

5+ years until transition

exploring

Exploring options and possibilities is often the first step in any big decision. Increasing your understanding and knowledge about your business’ potential and how to grow its value is the crux of this part of your journey to achieve higher valuation and transition-readiness.

pivoting

18 months to 5 years to transition

pivoting

Pivoting owners are ready to invest in optimizing business value and achieving transition-readiness. Both are complex and require a trained professional to guide you on your journey. It is time to pivot into action and reach the next level of exceptional performance.

triggering

18 months or less

triggering

Change can happen quickly, triggering an owner into action. Sometimes owners are ready to transition but their businesses are not transition-ready. The reasons for rapidly accelerating the transition timeline are diverse. You require a professional to help you make the best decisions possible under the circumstances.

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