Most owners discover deal-killing issues too late. Scorta surfaces them before buyers do.
AI Exit Intelligence for Main Street Businesses

Know if your business is ready to sell — before buyers find the problems.

Scorta helps small-business owners understand what their business may be worth, what could reduce its value, and what to fix before going to market.

Take the free ExitIQ assessment to get a valuation range, Exit Readiness Score, SBA financeability view, broker-fee impact, and personalized roadmap showing what buyers, lenders, and advisors would want to see before a deal.

Private assessment. No public listing. No broker commitment.

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ExitIQ Liquid Engine

See what buyers would pay — before you ever talk to a broker.

ExitIQ analyzes your valuation range, likely buyer pool, broker-fee exposure, and deal risks through an AI-guided assessment.

Question 1 of 6
What industry is your business in?
Retail / E-commerce
Food & Beverage
Professional Services
Healthcare
Professional Services
12 employees
Exit Readiness Score
67%
Est. Valuation Range
$1.2M – $2.4M
3.1× SDE multiple
Broker Fee Exposure
$96K – $192K
8–10% of deal value
SBA Financeability
Likely qualifies for SBA 7(a)
DSCR within lender range
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01
Valuation Clarity
Understand your likely valuation range before you speak to buyers or brokers.
02
Buyer Readiness
See what serious buyers would question, request, or use to discount your price.
03
Financing Insight
Learn whether your business may be attractive to SBA-financed acquisition buyers.
04
Exit Roadmap
Get a personalized action plan to improve transferability and buyer confidence.
The hidden cost of being unprepared

Most owners do not know their business is not buyer-ready until it is too late.

Selling a small business is not just about finding a buyer. It is about proving that the business is transferable, financeable, and worth the price.

Buyers want clean financials, clear operations, low owner dependence, reliable employees, strong margins, stable customers, assignable leases, and a story they can believe.

Most owners only discover these requirements after the process begins. By then, missing documents, messy books, customer concentration, or owner-dependence risk can lead to delays, lower offers, and failed diligence.

Questions Scorta helps you answer
What is my business actually worth?
Would serious buyers trust my numbers?
Could a buyer get financing for this acquisition?
What would cause buyers to discount my business?
What documents am I missing?
Is my business too dependent on me?
Should I sell now, wait, or fix key issues first?
How can I improve valuation before going to market?
Scorta surfaces these answers before buyers use them against you.
What Scorta gives you

A smarter way to prepare your business for its most important transaction.

Scorta turns fragmented business information into a clear exit-readiness profile. Instead of guessing what your company is worth or waiting for buyers to uncover weaknesses, our AI analyzes the factors that influence valuation, buyer confidence, and deal completion.

The result is a practical, owner-friendly roadmap showing where your business stands today, what could increase or reduce value, and what to prepare before you ever list, negotiate, or enter diligence.

01
AI Valuation Range
See a directional valuation range based on industry, revenue, profit, business quality, and transferability signals.
02
Exit Readiness Score
Understand how prepared your business is for buyer conversations, diligence, and a future transaction.
03
Buyer Risk Analysis
Identify the issues buyers may use to discount value, delay the process, or walk away from the deal.
04
SBA Financeability View
Learn whether your business may be attractive to acquisition buyers relying on SBA financing.
05
Document Readiness Checklist
Know what financial, legal, operational, lease, employee, and customer information buyers may request.
06
Value Optimization Roadmap
Get clear next steps to improve sellability, reduce friction, and prepare for a stronger exit.

Free assessment. No broker commitment. No public listing. Your information stays private.

Free AI assessment

From business details to exit intelligence in minutes.

Built for owners who want clarity before making a life-changing decision.

01
Answer a few targeted questions
Tell ExitIQ about your industry, revenue, profit, owner involvement, employees, customers, lease, documents, and exit timeline. You do not need perfect numbers — ExitIQ is designed to help you identify what is missing, what matters, and what could impact your future sale.
02
Get your AI-powered readiness profile
ExitIQ analyzes the signals buyers, lenders, and advisors care about most — valuation, transferability, financeability, documentation, and operational risk. The analysis runs instantly against real deal benchmarks.
03
See what to fix before going to market
Receive a personalized roadmap showing what could hurt value, what is missing, and where to focus before listing or speaking with buyers. Clear, prioritized, and actionable.
04
Prepare for a stronger exit
Use Scorta to build toward a cleaner, more confident, more buyer-ready transaction long before diligence begins. Return as you make improvements to track your readiness over time.
What buyers see

Buyers are not just buying your revenue. They are buying proof.

A profitable business can still be difficult to sell if buyers cannot understand the numbers, trust the operations, or see how the company runs without the current owner.

Buyer Due Diligence Scan · 8 evaluation criteria
Scorta analyzes all of these
01
Financials
Are revenue, expenses, profit, and add-backs clear enough to trust?
02
Owner Dependence
Can the business run without the owner being involved in every decision?
03
Customer Quality
Is revenue diversified, recurring, repeatable, or overly concentrated?
04
Employees
Are key people likely to stay after a transaction closes?
05
Lease & Location
Can the buyer assume or renegotiate the lease without major risk?
06
Growth Story
Are there believable ways for a buyer to grow the business after acquisition?
07
Documentation
Are tax returns, P&Ls, payroll, contracts, and operational records ready?
08
Financing Eligibility
Would a lender understand and support the acquisition structure?

Scorta helps you prepare around every factor that drives buyer confidence — long before the conversation starts.

The cost of waiting

The best time to prepare your business for sale is before you need to sell.

If you wait until you are ready to exit, your options may already be limited. The issues that hurt valuation are often fixable — but only if you find them early. Messy books, unclear roles, weak documentation, customer concentration, and owner dependence can take months or years to improve.

Scorta helps you see those issues now, while you still have time to increase transferability, strengthen buyer confidence, and protect the value you have built.

"Do not wait until diligence to learn what your business should have been preparing all along."

Find out what your business may be worth, what buyers would flag, and what to fix.

Built for owners with something valuable to protect

For business owners who want clarity before making a life-changing decision.

Scorta is designed for owners who are not necessarily ready to sell tomorrow, but know their business may be their largest asset — and want to understand how prepared it really is.

Owners considering retirement
You want to understand what the business is worth and what needs to happen before your next chapter.
Burned-out operators
You are wondering whether to sell, step back, hire management, or make the business less dependent on you.
Owners approached by buyers
Someone expressed interest, but you do not know how to respond, what to share, or what the business is worth.
Owners preparing years ahead
You want to increase value, clean up risks, and make the business more transferable before going to market.
Family-owned businesses
You need clarity around succession, sale options, or whether the next generation actually wants to operate the company.
Service business owners
Your company generates strong cash flow, but buyers may care about owner dependence, contracts, margins, and repeatability.
Before you hire anyone

Go into every broker, buyer, lender, or advisor conversation with more leverage.

Scorta is not a public listing site or a broker directory. It is the intelligence layer that helps you understand your business before the market does. Whether you eventually work with a broker, sell privately, bring in an advisor, or wait another year, Scorta helps you know where you stand first.

When you understand your valuation, readiness gaps, financing risks, and buyer concerns upfront, you can make better decisions, avoid unnecessary confusion, and protect more of the outcome.

Scorta gives you
Know what your business may be worth before relying on someone else's opinion.
Understand the risks that could reduce buyer confidence.
Prepare the documents buyers and lenders are likely to request.
Decide whether you are ready to sell now or should improve the business first.
Avoid entering the market unprepared and losing leverage from day one.
Why it matters

Better-prepared businesses can command stronger buyer confidence — and stronger outcomes.

Buyers do not only pay for profit. They pay for trust, transferability, clean operations, and confidence that the business can continue performing after the owner exits. When those signals are missing, buyers hesitate, lenders slow down, advisors ask more questions, and valuation pressure increases.

Scorta helps owners improve the areas that matter most before the business goes to market — giving them a better shot at faster conversations, fewer surprises, and higher-quality offers.

Scorta helps owners
Improve buyer confidence before going to market.
Reduce diligence friction by preparing key documents early.
Identify valuation risks before buyers use them against you.
Understand whether the business may be SBA-financeable.
See what operational changes could improve transferability.
Avoid wasting months in a process the business was not ready for.
Approach brokers, buyers, lenders, and advisors with more leverage.
Build toward a higher-value exit instead of reacting under pressure.
The future of Main Street exits

Scorta is building the operating system for small-business ownership transfer.

Small-business exits are still managed through spreadsheets, PDFs, email chains, fragmented advisors, outdated listing sites, and slow manual workflows. Scorta brings intelligence, structure, and automation to the process — starting with exit readiness.

Our long-term platform will help owners prepare, package, list, manage buyer intake, coordinate diligence, evaluate financing, and move toward a cleaner transaction from one AI-native command center. ExitIQ is the first step.

Scorta is building toward
01AI-powered business valuation and readiness analysis.
02Buyer-ready company profiles and data rooms.
03SBA and lender-readiness workflows.
04Confidential listing preparation and distribution.
05Buyer qualification and intake management.
06Due diligence coordination.
07Deal-risk detection.
08Future buyer matching through verified Buyer Passports.
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Your business may be your biggest asset. Know how ready it is.

Take the free ExitIQ assessment and get a clear view of your valuation range, exit readiness, buyer risks, SBA financeability, and next steps.

Valuation. Readiness. Buyer risks. Financing insight. Exit roadmap.

Private, fast, and built for owners who want clarity before making their next move.