More Than Just a Conversation What tools are available to assess an owner’s readiness to exit a business? What process exists to enable professionals to assist an owner with exit planning? This article is based on three tools presented and discussed at NACVA and the CTI’s July 2023 Business Valuation and Financial Litigation Super Conference. Those three tools are the Business Exit Readiness Index (BERI), the Owners Dependence Index (ODI), and the Growth Planning Index (GPI). These three owner survey tools deliver actionable information for the advisor(s) and the business owner client. These tools are useful at different points of…