Know what your business is worth before the tax rules change.
The 50% CGT discount is under active review ahead of the May 2026 federal budget. If it changes, business sellers could pay $50,000–$150,000 more in tax. Get a free valuation now — so you understand your after-tax number under the rules that still exist.
Built for owners who:
- ✓ Run a business with $1M–$15M in annual revenue, any industry
- ✓ Are thinking about selling in the next 1–5 years (or just want to know their number)
- ✓ Haven't been through a business sale before and don't want to be caught out
What's your business worth?
Answer a few quick questions, get your indicative valuation instantly.
Takes ~2 minutes · Indicative range delivered instantly · Nicholas reviews within 24h · 🔒 Confidential
What happens next
The reality of the Australian small business market
The numbers most advisors won't show you
The business broking industry runs on optimism. Listings get inflated, timelines get compressed, and owners get blindsided when the reality of due diligence hits. We do it differently.
The profit figure buyers use is lower than yours
Buyers recalculate your profit before making an offer — stripping out your salary, company car, and personal expenses. The adjusted number is often 30-40% lower than yours.
18 months is the average, not the exception
Most owners plan for 6 months. The reality is 12-24. Starting prepared means you negotiate from strength, not desperation.
Deferred payments often don't arrive
Studies show only 60% of earnouts get paid completely. That $500k deferred component has a real expected value of around $300k.
Buyer type determines your outcome
Competitors, search funds, private equity, individual investors, each pays differently and on different terms. Knowing who to target changes everything.
Before you meet a buyer, know what they'll see.
Get a Free Valuation Estimate →Three conversations that change the outcome
No engagement letters before you know what you're in for. Just honest conversations first.
Reality check
We run your numbers as a buyer would. You'll get a frank view of what buyers would calculate your business to be worth — the adjusted profit figure they use, the likely price range, and what your business looks like on paper, before anyone else sees it.
Preparation strategy
Based on where you are, we build a 90-180 day preparation plan, plugging the valuation gaps, reducing owner dependency, and getting your financials clean.
Go-to-market
When you're ready, we identify the right buyer pool for your business, run a confidential process, and make sure you understand every term before you sign anything.
Built for owners who've worked too hard to settle for a bad deal
Most business owners spend 20 years building something, then get one shot at selling it. That one shot deserves better than an optimistic listing and a commission-hungry broker.
Succession Advisory was founded to fix a persistent problem in the Australian market: business owners making the most significant financial decision of their lives with perspectives that are either too optimistic, too generic, or too conflicted to be useful.
Before starting Succession Advisory, Nicholas spent years on the buying side — reviewing hundreds of businesses for institutional investors, figuring out what they were really worth, and what buyers would actually pay. He's seen exactly what buyers focus on, what they discount, and what they never tell sellers. Now he works for sellers.
Your advisor
Prior transaction exposure
Prior roles in strategy consulting and growth equity investing, prior to founding Succession Advisory.
Productised support (with a clear path)
Start by understanding where you stand. If you want to move fast, the Sprint gets you buyer-ready in 10 days. If your numbers need work first, the Data Pack makes them bulletproof.
Free Assessment
Understand where you stand. A plain-English view of what your business is likely worth, what buyers will push on, and what to fix first.
Sell-Side Sprint (10 business days)
Get buyer-ready fast. Know your options, understand what buyers will want to see, and have a clear 90-day plan before you go to market.
Data Pack
Make your numbers bulletproof. Normalised financials, a clean financial pack, and a structured data room that survives due diligence.
Seller Readiness Checklist
Not sure if you're ready? Score your business across 20 buyer criteria in under 5 minutes — free, instant, no sign-up.
Most business owners spend 20 years building something, then get one shot at selling it. That one shot deserves better than an optimistic listing and a commission-hungry broker.
Perspectives on the Australian business sale market, read our insights →
The questions every owner asks
Straight answers to the things you actually want to know before you start the process.
Find out what your business is really worth
Start with the instant valuation report, or book a call directly with Nicholas.
Instant report
Answer a few questions, get your indicative valuation in ~2 minutes.
🔒 Confidential. Report generated instantly.
What happens next
Both options are free and completely confidential.
Insights for business owners
All articles →What the Key Variables in a Business Assessment Actually Tell a Buyer
Every question in a business assessment sends a signal to buyers. Here's what each variable actually communicates, and what it means for your price.
Read article →How Buyers Actually Recast Your EBITDA
Every buyer adjusts your profit before they make an offer. Here's exactly what gets stripped out, and why the gap is usually 15-35%.
Read article →5 Things to Fix in Your Business Before You Sell
The sellers who get the best outcomes started preparing 3 years before going to market. Here's exactly what to fix.
Read article →