As defined in Christopher Snider’s book, Walking to Destiny, “a Company of Significance is valuable, transferable, attractive, and ready at any point — while the Owner’s business, personal, and financial goals are aligned”.
This assessment is designed to reveal opportunities that may be difficult to see from inside the business.
For each of the following 25 statements, score your response based on evidence — not instinct, opinion, or optimism.
Your score isn’t a grade and it isn’t a prediction of the selling price of your company.
It’s a snapshot showing where evidence is strong and where gaps are limiting value, transferability, readiness or strategic opportunity.
A gap you can see is a gap you can address. The bigger risk is the one you don’t know is there.
Your overall score gives you the high-level view. Your individual category scores show where to focus to close any gaps.
Percentage = score ÷ possible points. Percentages represent the share of possible points earned in this assessment.
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Which responses relied more on your belief than third-party evidence?
Which low score would most concern you if YOU were a future buyer, successor, investor or advisor evaluating your business?
What does the business depend on today that could not be easily transferred tomorrow?
A successful business reflects your past. A valuable business shapes your future.
Have you built a successful company?
Or have you built a Company of Significance — one that is valuable, transferable, attractive and ready, with your business, personal and financial goals aligned?
If this assessment revealed trapped value or hidden risk, that’s useful information. You can now see what may otherwise have blindsided you.
Your business may have more value potential than you realize.
Schedule a call to begin exploring the opportunities unique to your business and how to harness its value potential.
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