💬 Talk to Us About Your Exit Free Tools →
Adviser Partner Program

Give your clients the
intelligence they need
before they need you.

Owner Exit's free adviser platform gives estate attorneys, CPAs, wealth managers, and insurance agents a complete business intelligence tool — and a co-branded Owner Intelligence Report to share with clients. No cost. No referral arrangement. Just better client conversations.

8
Intelligence
tools included
10
Report sections
per client
$0
Always free
for advisers
Owner Intelligence Report
Private & Confidential
Understanding Your
Ownership Position.
Prepared by Owner Exit · In collaboration with [Your Firm]
$3.6M
Est. Value
71/100
QoE Score
64/100
Readiness
01
Ownership Snapshot
✓
02
Estimated Value Range
✓
03
Quality of Earnings
✓
04
Value Drivers
✓
05
Exit Readiness Score
✓
06–10
Objectives · Alternatives · RE · Plan · Questions
✓
Why Owner Exit

The question is not how to get referrals.
It is what to bring to the relationship.

Most advisers ask business-owner clients "are you thinking about a transition?" Most clients say not yet. The conversation ends. Owner Exit changes the opening — by giving you something genuinely useful to bring before the client is ready to act.

🎯

You look better to your client.

An estate attorney who hands a client a polished 10-section Owner Intelligence Report — before asking for any engagement — demonstrates a level of proactive care that competitors don't offer. The client remembers who brought them this.

🔍

You discover issues your client didn't know existed.

The report surfaces buy-sell funding gaps, wealth concentration risk, financial documentation problems, and succession readiness gaps — issues that create work for every adviser type in the room. You find the problems before the client goes to market.

🤝

Owner Exit works with you, not around you.

The report specifically identifies situations requiring professional input — and pushes the work back toward your discipline. Tax issue? See your CPA. Estate matter? See your attorney. We make the incumbent adviser more valuable. We do not replace them.

By adviser type

Built for every professional
in the owner's circle.

The estate plan needs to account for what the business is worth.

Estate attorneys draft plans around an asset they often haven't quantified. Owner Intelligence gives you the valuation context, succession readiness assessment, and buy-sell analysis you need to build a plan that actually holds together when the owner finally transitions.

⚖️
Succession Readiness Assessment
Is the business structurally transferable? What gaps exist?
🛡️
Key Person & Buy-Sell Analysis
Is the buy-sell agreement funded? What triggers are covered?
⚖️
Owner Wealth Concentration
What percentage of net worth requires the estate plan to work?
🏢
Real Estate Separation Analysis
How does the real estate fit into the estate plan?
Questions this opens with your client
→
Your buy-sell agreement is funded at $2M but the business is now worth $3.6M. Should we update the agreement and the life insurance?
→
74% of your net worth is in the business. If the transition takes longer than expected, what does the estate plan look like?
→
The succession readiness score shows the business depends heavily on you personally. Should we build contingency provisions into the estate plan?
→
You own the building the business operates from. How do you want that handled in the estate relative to the operating company?

Most owners find out their tax bill at the closing table.

CPAs see the financials but rarely model the transaction. Owner Intelligence gives you the QoE analysis, SDE calculation, and deal structure comparison you need to advise your client before any process begins — when something can still be done about it.

🔬
Quality of Earnings Analysis
What will a buyer question? What add-backs are defensible?
📊
Net Proceeds Calculator
What does the owner actually walk away with after taxes?
📐
Exit Structure Modeler
Model tax consequence across eight deal structures.
🏢
Real Estate Separation Analysis
Depreciation recapture, cap gains, and 1031 exchange modeling.
Questions this opens with your client
→
Your net proceeds after taxes, fees, and escrow are approximately $2.1M on a $3.6M sale. Does that change your timeline?
→
A seller note structure defers $180K in capital gains taxes. Is that worth the risk of carrying a note for five years?
→
The QoE analysis flagged your owner W-2 as below market. We need to document the add-back clearly before any buyer sees your numbers.
→
Selling the real estate separately triggers $340K in depreciation recapture. A 1031 exchange into a replacement property defers that entirely.

You cannot build a real retirement plan without knowing what the business will net.

Wealth managers often manage the liquid portion of a client's portfolio while 70% of their net worth sits in an illiquid business. Owner Intelligence gives you the data to model post-exit retirement income — and a reason to have that conversation now.

⚖️
Owner Wealth Concentration
Complete net worth map with retirement income adequacy at 4%.
📊
Net Proceeds Calculator
What the client actually receives — the number to build a plan around.
📐
Exit Structure Modeler
Which structure maximizes after-tax net — and when does it arrive?
💰
Business Valuation
What the illiquid portion of the portfolio is worth today.
Questions this opens with your client
→
74% of your net worth is in an illiquid business. Your current financial plan assumes a $3.6M sale. What does retirement look like if it sells for $2.8M or takes three extra years?
→
At a 4% withdrawal rate, your post-sale liquid assets generate $94K annually. Your expenses are $150K. We have a $56K income gap to solve — before you walk away from the business.
→
The seller financing scenario nets you $200K more in total — but the income is spread over five years. How does that affect your asset allocation in year one post-close?
→
You have $280K in liquid assets — less than two years of living expenses. What happens to the plan if the sale takes 18 months longer than expected?

You insure the assets. Does the coverage match what the enterprise is worth?

Insurance agents cover physical and liability risk — but enterprise value protection through key person coverage and buy-sell funding is often dramatically underfunded. Owner Intelligence quantifies the gap in dollar terms and opens the coverage conversation with data.

🛡️
Key Person & Buy-Sell Analysis
Life insurance gap, disability gap, and buy-sell funding status.
💰
Business Valuation
Current enterprise value — what the coverage needs to match.
🔄
Succession Readiness
What happens to business continuity if the owner cannot continue?
Questions this opens with your client
→
Your buy-sell agreement requires a $3.6M buyout if you die or become disabled. Your life coverage is $1M. There is a $2.6M gap that your partner cannot fund on short notice.
→
35% of your business value is directly tied to your personal relationships and involvement. What does the business look like in year two if you cannot work?
→
Your disability coverage is $10K per month. To replace the economic value of your ownership stake at 6% annually, you need $18K per month. There is an $8K monthly gap.
→
Your buy-sell agreement has not been updated in six years. The business has grown by $1.8M in value since then. Is the funding mechanism still adequate?

The borrower will eventually transition. Are you part of that conversation early?

Commercial bankers know a client's balance sheet but rarely model the transition scenario. Owner Intelligence gives you the enterprise value, debt coverage, and recapitalization capacity analysis you need to position the bank as a partner in what comes next.

💰
Business Valuation
Enterprise value relative to outstanding debt — the LTV equivalent.
📊
Net Proceeds Calculator
What debt gets retired at close and what the net position is.
📐
Exit Structure Modeler
SBA 7(a) acquisition financing eligibility and structure fit.
🏢
Real Estate Separation
What collateral remains available post-sale?
Questions this opens with your client
→
The business is worth approximately $3.6M and carries $400K in debt. A leveraged recapitalization could pull $1.5M–$2M in liquidity now while you retain control and continue growing.
→
If a management buyout is the path, the team would need approximately $2.4M in SBA financing. Based on the cash flow, does that structure work at current DSCR?
→
You own the building. If you sell the business and retain the real estate, we should discuss what the lending relationship looks like on a commercial property with a new anchor tenant.
→
A buyer will need acquisition financing. Having a pre-qualified lending package ready before you go to market narrows the buyer field to serious, fundable candidates.

Know what you are working with before the engagement letter.

M&A advisors and business brokers spend the first engagement figuring out what they have. Owner Intelligence gives you a pre-engagement intelligence package — QoE score, value range, readiness assessment, and deal structure fit — before any commitment is made on either side.

🔬
Quality of Earnings Analysis
What will buyers find? What needs to be addressed first?
💰
Business Valuation
Is the owner's expectation in range? What drives the spread?
🔄
Exit Readiness Score
Is this business ready to go to market or does it need 12 months?
📐
Exit Structure Modeler
Which structures align with the owner's objectives and timeline?
Questions this opens with your client
→
The QoE analysis flagged three issues a buyer will find in due diligence. Addressing them before we go to market is worth more than the time it takes — and reduces your retrade risk significantly.
→
Your exit readiness score is 64/100. That is a dealable business, but the owner dependency factor will compress the multiple. Let me show you what 12 months of preparation would do to that number.
→
Based on the value range and the seller financing scenario, I think your all-in economic outcome is stronger than a full cash sale. Let me show you the math before you anchor on a headline price.
→
The customer concentration issue at 28% is something we need a clean answer to before any CIM goes out. Here is how other transactions have handled it.

Family transitions fail for financial reasons as often as emotional ones.

Family business consultants understand governance and dynamics — but rarely have quantitative data on whether the business is actually transferable, what the family transition costs relative to a third-party sale, and what the next generation is actually stepping into.

🔄
Succession Readiness Assessment
Path-specific analysis for family transitions with next-gen readiness score.
💰
Business Valuation
What the founder is giving up relative to a third-party sale.
⚖️
Owner Wealth Concentration
Can the founder retire on the proceeds of a below-market family transfer?
📐
Exit Structure Modeler
What does a family transition cost in terms of foregone proceeds?
Questions this opens with your client
→
A third-party sale would net approximately $2.1M after taxes. A family transition at a discount to market value would net $1.2M–$1.5M. The founder needs to decide if the difference is worth the family outcome.
→
The next-generation readiness score is 60/100. That means the successor is developing — but not ready to operate independently. What is the transition plan for the 18 months between now and handoff?
→
The business depends 35% on the founder personally. If the founder steps away before those relationships are transferred, the successor inherits a business worth significantly less than what the founder built.
→
The retirement income analysis shows the founder needs $3.1M in invested assets to sustain their lifestyle. A below-market family transfer leaves a $900K shortfall. That gap needs a plan.
How it works

From first conversation to client report in minutes.

No software to install. No training required. No referral arrangement. Just a tool that makes your next client meeting better.

🤝
1
Request access
Fill out the short form below. We send you a welcome email with your adviser link within one business day.
🔗
2
Send your client a link
Share the Owner Intelligence assessment link with any business-owner client. They complete it in 10 minutes — or you complete it together in a meeting.
📋
3
Report generates instantly
The 10-section Owner Intelligence Report generates from their inputs. It arrives in their email — and yours — within minutes.
💬
4
Use it in your next meeting
Section 10 of the report is the Adviser Discussion Guide — a set of questions drawn from what the analysis found, written for your conversation.
Included tools

Eight tools. Every adviser type.
All free.

Every tool is free for advisers and their clients. Access any tool independently or run the full AI-powered assessment to generate the complete Owner Intelligence Report.

"

The advisers who win the business-owner relationship are not the ones who ask
if the owner is ready to sell.
They are the ones who show up with something useful before the owner is.

The Owner Brief · Owner Exit · ownerexit.co