We can help you maximize the value of your Franchise unit(s) and then, when the timing is right, Help you Sell your franchise to the right buyer at the right price. Hundreds of business owners from Maine to Florida, over to California and most points in between have benefited from this program.    

We originally began by providing this service to our local clients only. After re-selling more than thirty franchises of a 600+ unit franchise the franchisor approached us and asked if we could make the program available nationally to their franchisees who were considering selling.  The franchisor recognized our program as a valuable resource for their franchisees. We would help the franchisee Build Value (or create Wealth) while Earning Profits and, when the time was right, help them sell their franchise at an optimum price to a buyer who could take the franchise to its next level of success.  

Common Reasons for taking advantage of our program

• Been approached by someone offering to buy your franchise - Ratify the suitor is the type of buyer willing to pay a premium price before revealing too much proprietary information. Learn what and how much information should be revealed before you have an offer. Calculate a fair price and probable terms for your business.  
  

• Considering the Sale of your franchise - Identify the Buyers willing to pay optimum prices before "going to market," - learn how to sell your business without letting people know it's for sale! 
  

• Need to Establish Value for: buy/sell agreements, partnership disputes, estate or divorce settlements, a "buy in" or a "buy out," insurance or tax purposes? 
  

• To  Cash In when you decide to CASH OUT  - Learn How to Increase the Value of your Franchise without necessarily increasing declared profits!

 Program Overview:

• Determine present value of Franchise and Identify Action Items to increase Company 's Value

• Identify profile of ideal acquirer (Minimizes marketplace exposure, maintains confidentiality and maximizes value)

• Perform a Comprehensive Financial and Operational Review to identify areas of opportunity (both financial and non-financial) for increased profits and increased Business Value

• Research Industry and Marketplace. Ratify opportunities and value using third party resources

• Action plan is agreed upon and implemented (with or without further input from us).

• Should you decide to sell your company you can: 

        a) choose to handle the sale efforts entirely on your own, 

        b) sell on your own using Lighthouse Financial as coach, or  

        c) engage the most qualified broker or intermediary in our Network to handle the sale.  

In the latter case we will refer you to the brokers/intermediaries best qualified to handle your size and type of business.  We will develop the offering and due diligence documents and work closely with you and the broker/intermediary in effecting a sale.  

A few examples of our successes:

    Þ    A company with a book value of $126,000 and pre-tax earnings of $26,000 sold for $1,350,000.00

    Þ    One family was able to increase the cash value of their company by $4,000,000.00 without increasing earnings or book value    

    Þ    A business that had always lost money and had only $50,000 in assets sold for $495,000.00 in cash

     Þ   A young woman was able increase the value of her small service company by $325,000 less than six months.