Fact: 90% of a business owner’s financial assets are tied up in their businesses. However, owners rarely have an accurate, objective understanding of the value of their business. Understanding what drives, or kills, value in your business is critical. This session will help you understand where you can accelerate value and what to avoid so you can avoid killing value.

You will leave the presentation with:
• An understanding of what drives value, from a buyer or investor’s perspective
• Details about the value killers to avoid
• Why transition-ready businesses are more valuable

With over 30 years in business, the most valuable lessons Sean Hutchinson has learned have been from business owners who generously shared their stories of success and struggle. They have allowed him to offer insights and guidance based on first-hand experiences.

Sean has founded more than half a dozen companies, all of them with partners, some more successful than others. Sean is proud to call himself the third-generation heir to his family’s 64-year-old custom millwork manufacturing business. Sean has sat in your chair many times over the years and the fact remains: he loves being an entrepreneur.

As one of the founders of RFN Advisory Group (previously SVA Value Accelerators), Sean’s primary focus is strategy and growth. He helps owners and their leadership teams to imagine what being a ‘company of the future’ looks like for them, and then helps them achieve it. Sean sees his work as transformational, not just transactional and it all comes down to getting you ready for next.