Exit Education Masterclass For Colorado Business Owners - Boulder, CO

Free half-day workshop for Colorado owners: know if your business is exit-ready, what it's worth, and how to keep more at the sale.
About this Event

Exit Education Session: Is Your Business Ready for the Market?

Most business owners only sell once. By the time they find out what their company is actually worth — or what a buyer will really scrutinize — the deal is already on the table, and it's too late to fix the gaps.

This free half-day session is built to put you ahead of that moment. Whether you're planning to exit in twelve months or five years, you'll leave understanding where your business stands today, what's standing between you and a clean, well-priced sale, and the specific steps that move the number in your favor before you ever go to market.

It's led by the team at Front Range Business — advisors who've bought, built, and sold companies of their own before they ever brokered one. You're not getting theory from a textbook. You're getting the view from people who've sat on your side of the table.

What we'll cover

• Exit readiness — the five areas buyers actually examine, and how to assess where your business is strong and where it's exposed
• Valuation — how businesses like yours are valued, what drives the multiple up or down, and why the "rule of thumb" number you've heard is usually wrong
• Deal structure — the difference between a headline price and what you actually keep, and how terms, earnouts, and financing shape your outcome
• Tax implications — how the structure of a sale affects your after-tax proceeds, and why planning early can be worth more than negotiating hard later

Who should attend

Colorado business owners who are thinking seriously about a future exit — or simply want to run a more valuable, more sellable business in the meantime. This is most useful if you own an established company with meaningful revenue and you'd rather prepare on your own timeline than react to an offer or a life event.

Why this session

Front Range Business has advised Mountain West owners through sales and transitions since 1986. Our approach is process-first: we'd rather help you get the business right than rush it to market. This session is a no-pressure way to understand your options, ask hard questions, and decide what makes sense for you — with no obligation and nothing to sign.

Details

📅 August 19, 2026
🕘 9AM - 2PM MST
📍 Boulder, CO - Exact Location will be disclosed after registration
💵 Free to attend — registration required, seating is limited

Reserve your spot below. If you have questions before the event, reach out to the Front Range Business team and we'll be glad to help.
Reserve your seat here: https://frontrangebusiness.com/exit-education-session/

Agenda

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
The 9-Stage Selling Journey

Info: The full arc of a business sale — from the first conversation to the final closing wire — broken into the nine stages every owner moves through. Where the deal actually gets won or lost, and the stages most owners under-estimate.

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Exit Planning — the FRB framework

Info: The pre-listing readiness work that determines whether your business is sellable, and at what multiple. Financial defensibility, owner independence, revenue quality, documented operations, and a credible growth story — the five pillars FRB diagnoses before any deal goes to market.

🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Business Valuation — how buyers actually price you

Info: SDE vs. EBITDA, the multiple ranges your industry actually transacts at in Colorado today, and the addbacks that move the number. Where most owner self-valuations are off by 30–50%, and the specific levers that close that gap before listing.

🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Going to Market — who sees the deal, and how

Info: Confidential marketing, buyer targeting, and the difference between a broad auction and a tight strategic process. PE platforms, strategic acquirers, family offices, and individual buyers — who pays the most for your business, and why the choice of buyer pool changes the multiple.

🕑: 12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Offers, Contracts & Closing — working with FRB & live Q&A

Info: The mechanics of the back half of the deal — LOIs, due diligence, definitive agreements, and the closing wire. Where deals re-trade, the protections that matter, and how representation changes the outcome. We close with how FRB engages clients end-to-end, and open the floor for live questions.