We are working on our Step by Step Exit plan and want to ensure our weekly EOS® Scorecard data can support our projected EBITDA growth during due diligence. How do we align our operational weekly metrics to directly back up our financial forecasts?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When you are preparing your business for an exit using the Step by Step Exit framework, prospective buyers will look for consistency and predictability. They want to see that your business operations can sustain and grow EBITDA without relying on owner intuition.

To prove this, your weekly EOS® Scorecard must directly align with your financial forecasts. If your growth plan projects a twenty percent increase in sales, your Scorecard must show the leading indicators that make that growth possible, such as weekly marketing qualified leads or discovery calls completed.

Buyers will audit your historical weekly Scorecard data to verify that your operational processes are predictable. They will compare your weekly activity metrics with your monthly financial statements. If you can show a consistent, thirteen-week correlation between weekly sales activities and monthly closed revenue over several years, you eliminate the buyer's risk.

A clean, consistent history of meeting your weekly operational targets proving that your business is run by data is the ultimate evidence of an institutionalized sales and marketing machine. This level of predictability directly translates to a higher valuation and a clean exit.