For Business Owners Preparing to Sell
Get Your Tech Ready Before Buyers Look
Buyers run IT due diligence. If they find shared passwords, dead backups, or software you don’t own, they lower the price or add protections that cost you. I find and fix those problems first, while you still control the story.
What I Fix
I work through your systems the way a buyer’s diligence team will.
Security Cleanup
MFA, modern endpoint protection, and removal of old accounts before a buyer asks.
Documentation
Asset inventory, network diagram, admin list, and vendor contracts in one place.
Account Ownership
Domains, email, and software moved into company-owned logins.
Backup Proof
Working backups with a tested restore you can show the buyer.
License True-Up
Unlicensed or mismatched software fixed so it doesn't show up as a liability.
Diligence Support
Answers to the buyer's IT questionnaire, written so their team can verify them.
How It Works
01
Readiness Review
I assess your systems against a buyer’s diligence checklist.
02
Fix List
Items ranked by what a buyer would flag first.
03
Remediation
I fix the list myself or alongside your IT provider.
04
Diligence Support
I answer the buyer’s IT questions and join calls with their team.
Why IT Readiness Protects Your Price
A buyer who finds problems in diligence has two options: lower the offer or add protections to the purchase agreement. Both cost you. Fixing the same problems before you go to market costs less, and it shortens diligence because the answers are ready.
One client I supported for over four years had their security, backups, and support documented long before a private equity firm made an offer. The IT side of diligence turned up few surprises, and I handed the systems to the buyer in three weeks.
What Buyers Flag First
- No MFA or shared admin passwords
- Backups nobody has tested
- Domains or software in an owner's personal name
- No list of devices, users, or vendors
- Unsupported servers or operating systems
- Unclear history of security incidents
Seller Prep Checklist
- Company-owned domain, email, and admin accounts
- MFA everywhere it's available
- EDR on every device
- Backups with a recent tested restore
- Current asset and software inventory
- Vendor contracts and renewal dates
- Network diagram
- Incident history, written down
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Common Questions
When should I start?
Six to twelve months before you go to market gives you time for bigger fixes. If you’re already under LOI, I can still clean up the fast wins and prepare answers for diligence.
Do I need this if I have an IT provider?
Your IT provider keeps things running. A readiness review looks at your company the way a buyer will, which is a different question. I can work alongside your provider.
Will you talk to the buyer's diligence team?
Yes, with your permission. I can answer technical questions directly so you can focus on the deal. See how buyers approach IT due diligence.
Thinking About Selling?
Book a call and I’ll tell you what a buyer would flag in your systems.