If You Walked Away Tomorrow, Your Business Dies: How to Build an Asset Worth 3-4X Your Profit

One of our members had his business valued at $150K with a 1.5x multiple when he first came to us. Just 18 months later, after systemizing and improving profits to $500K, that same business was worth $1.5M with a 3x multiple. The difference between building a job and building a business asset is worth millions.

Join Marti Amos for the final episode of our eight-part series covering the biggest takeaways from The Profitable Builder’s Playbook. Chapter 8 focuses on the ultimate goal: What’s your exit strategy and how do you maximize the value of your business?
Learn why most building company owners work 10+ years but their business is worth almost nothing without them, the five-step buy-in process that can 4x your business value, and how to build an asset worth 3-4 times your net profit whether you ultimately sell or not.

Key Points

• 00:00:00 Introduction: Final episode recap and the ultimate business goal
• 00:03:20 Why most builders build themselves a job, not a business asset
• 00:06:40 Business valuation components: Stock, assets, and goodwill explained
• 00:09:15 Setting your Business Maturity Date (BMD) – your 18-month vision
• 00:12:30 Different exit options: Buy-ins, profit sharing, and vendor financing
• 00:15:45 The five-step buy-in process with legal frameworks
• 00:18:20 Intellectual property strategy: License vs. include in sale
• 00:21:40 Why building a saleable business makes it more profitable immediately
• 00:24:10 Simple math: From $300K to $1.5M business value in 18 months
• 00:26:30 Implementation: Calculate your current business value this week