Most businesses aren’t sellable. Even if they’re profitable.

I work with service business owners to increase business value, reduce owner dependence, and create real exit options.

Markian Pergat Entrepreneur SMB Investor Strategic Advisor to Small Business Owners Creator of the EXITS Method

How Exitable Is Your Business?

Selling Isn't the Goal, Exitability Is

Build a business that can run without you and eventually transition when you're ready.

Value Creation & Exit Strategy

For small business owners who want freedom, optionality, and maximum exit value.

Find out where value is leaking in your business

Create multiple exit options and ideal buyers

Detach from your business to create space and increase value

Meet Your Business Value & Exit Maker

Markian Pergat | Entrepreneur & SMB Investor

Advisor to exiting owners

Investor in service businesses

Creator of the EXITS Method

My name is Markian. I'm an entrepreneur and small business investor who creates freedom, space, & exitability for established traditional service business owners.

I've been on all sides of the negotiation table, transformed unsellable businesses into attractive enterprises, and work with owners looking to de-risk and optimize for lifestyle and exit value.

As a small business value & exit maker, I use my proven EXITS Method to attain ideal outcomes for owners, both personally and professionally.

The big picture is to retire small business owners with pride and keep their legacies alive.

80% of Businesses Never Transition

Exitize Your Business To Join The 20% That Do Before It's Too Late

Selling isn't the goal. It's having the option to sell. The key is building a business buyers desire. An exitable business.

By going through my process, you may find it's more fun to keep your business that gifts you more time and money.

You might make a lot of money right now. But does the money stop when you don't show up?

Don't wait until you're ready to leave to find out your business is worth less than you wanted. We've still got time.

My Signature EXITS Method

The ultimate preparation for owners looking for their proud exit and lasting story.

Equanimity

Achieve personal exit readiness with purpose

X-Factor

Leverage M&A for your clear value advantage

Independence

Create a business that runs independent of you

Transferability

Build a desirable, valuable, transferable asset you own

Strategy

Determine exit pathways for each exit trigger 

Get on the waitlist for my upcoming book and get three chapters FREE (Coming Fall 2026)

You've probably pondered, even if briefly, what your eventual exit might look like as a small business owner. It all starts with you on a personal level.

How you think. How you feel. How you deal with the long list of fears, frustrations, and questions about the process. You might be thinking:

"My business is my baby. I don't know if I'm ready to let go yet... Wil I ever truly be?"

"This will be my first (and only) exit. I'm anxious about what to expect."

"Will the business survive without me?"

"Can I trust my successor to do a good job?"

"I just don't want to get undervalued."

It's good to ask yourself these tough questions and have these introspective thoughts. And you'd be wise to do this early and often. Remember, 8/10 small businesses will never change hands and simply shut down because they aren't prepared. Let's keep moving so you're not one of them.

Today I'm going to show you exactly how to exit your business without losing yourself, your purpose, and how to maneuver along the way so you don't have any regrets post-exit.

And to understand that we need to...

Are You Building A Business Or Running One?

I solve your inability to exit

And with less than 20% business owners ever get a meaningful payday, there's a lot to fix... 

For small business owners who want freedom, optionality, and maximum exit value.

We'll Fix These 5 Key Areas With My Signature EXITS Method

Create buyer demand to attract your ideal successor

Double your exit value to stand above your industry norm

Treat your business like an asset you own, not a job that owns you / your time

Build your ideal exit strategy with multiple backup options

Emotionally detach from your business so you exit with purpose and without regret  

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Let's Talk About:

Why 80% of businesses never transition

Why 75% of owners regret selling their business

The 7 mistakes owners make to lower exit value

The effects of AI on exits value & entrepreneurship

My book about small business exitability

My signature EXITS Method that builds value

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Markian Pergat | Your Business Value & Exits Maker

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