Exit readiness
Is your agency ready to sell?
Most founders start preparing for an exit six months before they want to sell. The ones who get the best outcomes start two to three years earlier. Here's what buyers look for — and a free diagnostic to see where you stand.
Free tool from AgencyNXD
Exit Readiness Diagnostic
Find out how deal-ready your agency really is — founder dependency, client concentration, financials, and due diligence risk.
What exit readiness means
An exit-ready agency can show a buyer that its profits are reliable, its clients will stay, and the business will keep running without the founder at the centre of everything. Readiness is less about timing the market and more about building a business that stands up to scrutiny.
What acquirers look at
- Founder dependency — can the agency win, deliver and keep clients without you?
- Client concentration — how much revenue rests on your largest few clients?
- Quality of revenue — recurring retainers versus one-off projects.
- Margins — consistent, well-understood profitability rather than a good year.
- Leadership beyond the founder — a management team a buyer can back.
- Clean records — contracts, finances and employment terms ready for due diligence.
Where to start
Start by getting an honest picture of where you are today. The AgencyNXD Exit Readiness Diagnostic takes you through the areas buyers focus on and highlights the gaps worth closing first.
Want to talk it through?
Once you have your results, book an introductory call and we can go through what they mean for your agency.