Webinar replay: Build a business that can run without you, even if you never plan to leave

What is your pool service business actually worth?

It's not just your revenue, and it's not a number you can guess. So how do buyers decide?

We sat down with Kris Wiig, CEO of Weld Valuations, to break down how pool service businesses actually get valued, and the moves that can add real money to your eventual exit, at any size.

Exit planning isn't about selling tomorrow. It's about understanding what you've built and giving yourself options, whether you sell in a year, hand the business to your kids, or just want the freedom to step away for a month. Most owners assume revenue sets the price. It doesn't. As Kris put it, "just looking at your annual revenue, your EBITDA, in and of itself is not going to tell you how much your business is worth."

Plus, get your free business value assessment from Weld Valuations. Find out what your business is worth and the factors driving your value. 

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What you'll learn about how buyers value your business 👇

• What your business is really worth: why revenue and earnings are only the starting point, how transferability drives your final number, and why two businesses with identical revenue can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars apart.
• What buyers actually look at: the risk factors that quietly raise or lower your value, the difference between selling on recurring revenue and selling on earnings, and how owner dependency and customer concentration factor in.
• How to protect what you've built: the boring-but-essential paperwork most owners skip, the risks half of business owners will face whether they plan for them or not, and why de-risking now protects both your family and your payout later.
• How to make your revenue more valuable: why service agreements and automatic billing matter more than you think, when to raise your rates, and why holding onto customers beats simply buying more routes.

Additional resources 👇

📊 Free business value assessment from Weld Valuations, a no-strings, trailing-12-month look at where your business stands today and what's driving or dragging your value

💻 Presentation slides

🖥 Webinar replay - Run a More Profitable Business: 5 Moves to Make Before Busy Season

🎙Between 2 Stops Podcast - Episode 10: Building a Valuable Pool Service Company with Casey Graham

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If you took a month-long vacation tomorrow, what would happen to your business?

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