Our Method
What is the Value Acceleration Method?
A proven framework for growing and protecting enterprise value.
How Business Value Is Built
Value isn't a single number. It's two forces multiplied together.
The Tangible Side
Financial Performance
The hard, measurable results your business produces today, the foundation a valuation is built on.
Adjusted EBITDA, Revenue, Operating Margin.
We grow this through operational improvement.
The Intangible Side
The Multiple
What a buyer pays per dollar of earnings, set almost entirely by risk. The lower the risk your business carries, the higher the multiple.
Human Capital, Structural Capital, Customer and Social Capital.
We expand this by reducing risk.
Financial Performance × The Multiple = Your Enterprise Value
Example: $200,000 × 3x = $600,000
Value acceleration works both sides at once, raising financial performance while de-risking the business to expand the multiple.
Two Concurrent Paths
Every 90-day sprint advances value on two fronts at once.
Path 01
Growth
We increase what the business produces, driving revenue, expanding margins, and lifting adjusted EBITDA. This raises the tangible base your valuation is built on.
Path 02
De-Risking
We remove the risks a buyer discounts for, owner dependence, customer concentration, and missing systems. Lower risk is what expands the multiple.
Run in parallel, the two paths compound.
The Three Gates
Discovery Gate
Establishing the truth about your business and your readiness to exit it.
What we assess
- ·Business Attractiveness
- ·Business Readiness
- ·Personal and Financial Readiness
- ·The Value Gap
- ·A Prioritized Action Plan
Best for
Owners who want a clear, objective baseline before making their next move.
Planning Gate
Where strategy becomes execution, closing value gaps through 90-day sprints.
What we assess
- ·De-risking the business
- ·Systems and Processes
- ·Intangible Value Drivers
- ·Progress Reviews
Best for
Owners ready to actively build value, not just measure it.
Decision Gate
Where you decide what comes next, grow further, or transition on your terms.
What we assess
- ·Grow or Go
- ·Transition Options
- ·Deal Readiness
- ·Wealth and Tax Alignment
- ·Life After the Business
Best for
Owners approaching a transition, or reevaluating the path forward.