In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, there’s a scene where the Black Knight gets both arms chopped off but still insists he’s fine.
“Just a flesh wound,” he says, standing there armless.
Ridiculous, right? But I see business owners doing the same thing—walking into due diligence completely unprepared and thinking everything is fine.
Here’s the brutal truth…
If your financial records are a mess, your business is worth less—or completely unsellable.
And yet, I’ve seen business owners sabotage multi-million dollar deals just to save a few bucks on proper bookkeeping and reporting:
- One business owner refused to upgrade her finance team, even after we doubled the offer for her company. Her “affordable” accountant couldn’t even produce proforma P&L statements. She got stuck in due diligence and the deal fell apart.
- Another insisted on tracking everything in an Excel Frankenstein of his own making. He wasted hours copying and pasting numbers instead of calling customers and closing deals. When he finally outsourced bookkeeping for a few hundred bucks, he freed up time to grow revenue.
The #1 unforced error that kills deals?…
“Incomplete, unclear or at best amateur financial records.
And it’s completely avoidable—because this is the one area of your business you control 100%.
So, is it really worth sacrificing millions just to save $235 a month?
Think about it.
Financial literacy and professional record keeping is just one area you need to master if you wish to own a business that gives you the lifestyle you want today and makes investors want to invest in you for the future.
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P.S. I’m not the “systems guy”, process guy” or the “finance guy”. I’m the “start living your best life today” guy, helping you grow a business that gives you freedom now and lets you exit on your own terms later.
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