The handover period
Most owners stay on for an agreed period to introduce the new owner to customers, suppliers and staff. Agree the length, your days and your pay before completion so everyone knows where they stand.
The strange quiet
Owners often describe the first months after a sale as oddly empty. The phone stops, the decisions stop and the routine of years disappears. Planning what comes next before you sell makes this far easier.
Money matters
Speak to a financial adviser about the proceeds before completion, not after. Tax, investment and timing decisions are much easier to make calmly in advance.
What comes next
Some owners retire fully, some start something new, some help other businesses. There is no right answer, but the happiest sellers we speak to decided what they were moving towards, not just what they were leaving.
Put it into practice
General guidance only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
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