Start Up Support
Strategic Alternatives Assessment
Strategic Alternatives Assessment
McLaughlin Advisors helps nascent and early-stage businesses start with the end in mind.
- Establish key metrics
- Anticipate administrative growth
- Implement best- business practices
- Build a business with exit value
Strategic Alternatives Assessment
Strategic Alternatives Assessment
Strategic Alternatives Assessment
We get to know your business and provide a report on key indicators including:
- Critical operating metrics
- Tactics for improvement
- Alternatives for value optimization
- Valuation analysis on current and targeted results
Continuous Improvement
Continuous Improvement
Continuous Improvement
McLaughlin Advisors serves as an ongoing coach and sounding board to optimize your business results. Key aspects include:
- Comparison of metrics to peers
- Deep dive consulting as needed
- Assistance with key hires, budgets, and strategic decisions
- Monthly financial performance reviews
- Quarterly in-person leadership team meetings
Sales Process Support
Continuous Improvement
Continuous Improvement
If you are selling your business in the next 12 to 24 months, we support the process in ways that help realize the best outcome including:
- Strategic Alternatives Assessment;
- Assistance in optimizing short-term operating results;
- Identification of potential acquirers;
- Introduction to business brokers/investment bankers;
- Facilitation of decisions through the deal process
Sample Projects: Business Owner Advisory
Advised a six-clinic ABA provider in improving clinical and financial practices leading to a substantially higher multiple at sale.
Served as advisor to two equal partners with different time horizons to navigate the sale of the business to a buyer who paid an attractive price and retained the younger partner as CEO.
Advised a national work-site childcare provider in exploring expansion into primary school contributing to a stronger valuation at IPO.
Advised a university-based distance learning high school in its transformation to an online service resulting in the company moving from a single-state to a national presence.
Served as managing director of an eight clinic ABA provider resulting in adding three new locations and breaking new ground with insurance companies’ recognition of ABA.
Advised on the sale of an education business to a strategic buyer where a complex transaction was required to optimize the results for all parties.