In short
The Blueprint ends in a date: the earliest point the business could credibly go to market, and the sequence of work that gets it there. Your spouse, accountant, lawyer and broker can all act on it. It takes about five to six weeks and has a fixed fee.
What question does the Blueprint answer?
When can this business credibly go to market, and what has to happen first? Most owners have a date in mind. Few know which items will actually decide it.
Who is it for?
Owners with a target in mind, whether that is a sale, a handover to family or stepping back from day-to-day running, typically within one to five years. It is designed for businesses of about $2 million in revenue or more. Below that, the Review usually gives better value, and you will be told so.
How is it different from the Review?
It goes wider and further. The Blueprint covers the full range of what a buyer will examine, and refers what sits outside Corefield’s scope to the right professional.
Where something falls outside Corefield’s scope, the report says whether it can be produced, never what its substance means. For example: “no tax qualification analysis has been done; this typically takes time; referred to a tax specialist; this is likely to govern your earliest sale date.”
What do you leave with?
- A date. Your earliest credible go-to-market date, worked backward from what takes longest.
- The critical path. The two or three items that govern that date and need to start soon.
- Every finding sequenced, with its lead time and who should handle it.
- A session with your advisors. Your accountant, lawyer and broker in the same room, each given their own section. Corefield then steps back.
How long does it take?
About five to six weeks.
What does it cost?
A fixed fee, agreed in writing before work starts and paid in stages. It is discussed on a short call. If you have already had a Review within an agreed period, its fee is credited in full. If you go on to the Crossing, the Blueprint fee is credited against the start of it.