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Business Exit & Succession Planning.

When planning to eventually exit or hand over your business — the earlier you plan, the higher the value.

ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini·Beginner·~206 tokens
Curated by the AIPP team
Last updated 14 May 2026 · v3
business-exit-succession-planning.md · 206 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Business Exit & Succession Planning.

# Context
Original working context: Design a business exit and succession plan for a {{type_of_business}} that has been running for {{x_years}} with annual revenue of ₹{{amount}}. Cover: business valuation methods (asset-based, earnings multiple, market comparison), documentation needed to make the business 'sale-ready', succession options (sell to employee, family takeover, external sale, wind down), tax implications of each exit route, and a 2-year preparation timeline to maximize exit value.

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{type_of_business}}Type of businessinsert your specific value
{{x_years}}X yearsinsert your specific value
{{amount}}Amount$5,000
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone — formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

When planning to eventually exit or hand over your business — the earlier you plan, the higher the value.

PRO TIP

Businesses that can run without the owner sell for 2–3x more than owner-dependent businesses — start building systems that remove you from daily operations 3 years before exit.

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