This webinar is designed to help business owners begin creating their own paths to more successful transition outcomes. For business owners contemplating a change of control, this session will introduce key concepts, such as what transition readiness is, why it matters, and how to improve both personal and business outcomes. Participants will learn actionable insights to help them tackle the thorny challenges ahead:

Why should owners care about Transition Readiness, and what are the key elements?
What is my business worth today, what risks threaten value, and what will mamke it more valuable?
What transition readiness outcomes must be achieved in the next 12-18 months?
This is a 30-minute webinar from 11-11:30am Mountain Time.

Presenter:
Alistair Stewart – Montana Manufacturing Extension Center (MMEC) Senior Business Advisor | Bozeman and Southwest Montana

Presenter Bio:
Alistair Stewart is an alumnus of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center in Chicago. He rejoined the MEP system in 2015 as MMEC’s Specialist for Billings and then Bozeman. His non-MEP experience includes leveraging operational excellence to accelerate & improve portfolio company performance for private equity investors, including consulting practice leadership with Giga Information Group (now Forrester), and positions of increasing responsibility with firms such as Baxter Healthcare, British Gas, and British Technology Group.

Alistair holds a Master of Science degree in Managerial Communication from Northwestern University. He is Montana’s only Certified Exit Planning Advisor, and holds additional professional credentials in Innovation, Lean, and Six Sigma. He serves as a Senior Advisor at an Investment Banking firm focused on the lower middle market, and as an Advisor to one of the country’s leading Transition Readiness consultancies.