Build a Business Buyers Want to Buy
Whether you’re planning to sell, grow through acquisition, strengthen your leadership team or prepare for succession, the decisions you make today will determine the opportunities available tomorrow.
I help business owners increase the value, resilience and attractiveness of their businesses through practical advice drawn from more than 35 years of leadership, acquisitions, finance and business transformation.
Hi, I’m Tim Luscombe
Author, adviser and former business leader with more than 35 years’ experience helping owners build stronger businesses.
Every Business Owner Faces Important Decisions
Most business owners don’t need more information.
They need answers to questions such as:
- Is my business really ready to sell?
- How dependent is the business on me?
- What would a buyer worry about?
- Should I grow organically or through acquisition?
- Is my board equipped for the next stage?
- Am I making the best decisions for the long term?
These questions rarely have simple answers.
That’s where an experienced adviser can make the difference.
Tim guided us through a complex acquisition in Australia dealing with conflicting priorities and motivations for the stakeholders. We could not recommend him highly enough. – Richard (Founder & Chairman, International business)
★★★★★
Tim helped us restructure the deal so that we achieved our objectives and minimised the tax implications. His advice was invaluable. – Matt (Director, Software business)
★★★★★
How I Can Help
Build Business Value
Increase the value and attractiveness of your business long before a sale becomes a reality.
Prepare for Sale
Identify the issues that reduce value and create a practical plan to address them before buyers arrive.
Acquire with Confidence
Evaluate opportunities, understand the risks and negotiate from a position of knowledge.
Strengthen Leadership
Develop stronger leadership, governance and decision-making that supports sustainable growth.
Why Business Owners Work With Me
For more than three decades I have worked with businesses ranging from owner-managed companies to international organisations.
I’ve led businesses through rapid growth, acquisitions, restructuring and crisis.
I’ve negotiated transactions, built leadership teams across multiple countries and advised over 50 owners preparing for major strategic decisions.
I’ve written 7 books to share my leadership experience and knowledge more widely.
Today, I combine that experience to help business owners avoid costly mistakes and build stronger futures for their businesses.
Practical Advice Beyond the Boardroom
I believe knowledge should be shared.
That is why I have written a series of practical books covering topics including:
- Preparing a business for sale
- Negotiation
- Leadership
- Emotional Intelligence
- Coaching
- Leading through crisis
These books are based on real situations, real businesses and practical experience—not theory.
Start with Fit to Sell
Most businesses are sold only once.
Preparing early can make a significant difference to both value and choice.
Fit to Sell explains the principles I use when helping owners prepare their businesses for sale and succession.
Whether your plans are two years away or ten, the earlier you start, the more options you’ll have.
Learn More About Fit to Sell
Let’s Talk
Every business is different.
If you’re considering growth, acquisition, succession or an eventual exit, I’d be delighted to have an initial conversation.
No obligation.
Just an opportunity to discuss where your business is today and where you’d like it to be.