Clarity™ Exit Planning and Business Value Assessment

Clarity™ is the foundation of BTS’ exit planning work and the starting point for most client engagements.

It begins with the Strategic Capacity Assessment, which evaluates the structural strength of the business and produces a Strategic Capacity Score. That score reflects how an independent buyer or investor is likely to view the company today.

Clarity™ answers one critical question:

How much confidence would an outside party have in this business’s ability to generate predictable free cash flow without the owner at the center?

Business value is defined by external confidence, not internal expectation.

The Strategic Capacity Assessment does not assign a valuation.
It measures the structural drivers that influence valuation.

Once Strategic Capacity is clearly understood, a formal valuation is performed, informed by the Strategic Capacity Score and the risks and strengths identified in the assessment.

This sequencing replaces assumptions with facts and transforms exit planning from guesswork into informed decision-making.

For owners who want to understand their current position before committing to a broader engagement, Clarity™ provides a disciplined and objective foundation for meaningful action.