Restructuring or selling your business? We can help

In today’s unpredictable market, more business owners are asking the big questions. Should I restructure? Should I sell? What does a smart exit strategy look like?

At Munro Benge, we’ve walked alongside business owners through every kind of transition — the messy, the exciting, and everything in between. If you’re facing a major shift, you don’t have to figure it all out alone.
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Here’s how to take the next step with clarity and confidence.

Thinking about restructuring?

Restructuring is never easy, but sometimes it’s necessary to help your business stay sustainable and prepared for future growth.

We highly recommend working with an HR adviser or legal professional before you take any steps that impact employment. Employment law in New Zealand is specific about how changes should be communicated and implemented — and following the correct process is not only a legal requirement but also the right thing to do for your people.

That said, here’s what a restructure process might involve:

• Creating a clear proposal that outlines why certain roles or structures need to change to support the business’s direction.
  
  
• Letting your team know about the proposed restructure and inviting them to a meeting (with at least a few days’ notice) to explain the proposal in more detail.
  
  
• Allowing employees to give feedback after the meeting, either in writing or in one-on-one discussions. If redundancies are part of the proposal, it’s critical to show genuine consideration of all feedback before making any decisions.
  
  
• Documenting any changes and giving employees time to seek independent advice before finalising anything.
  
  

We can work alongside your HR support to ensure the financial modelling and forecasting side of your restructure is solid and well-informed.

Thinking about selling your business?

Selling your business involves a fair bit of homework, but it’s worth the effort to make your business as attractive and “sale-ready” as possible.

Here’s where to focus:

• Sell off any underused assets and press pause on long-term investments that don’t contribute to the sale value.
  
  
• Prepare realistic financial forecasts and tidy up your accounts.
  
  
• Make sure any legal or staffing issues are resolved.
  
  
• Review your systems — from bookkeeping software to health and safety processes — and bring them up to date.
  
  
• Don’t forget your digital presence. Can a buyer walk in and confidently take over your website, social media, and cloud tools?
  
  
• Talk to us about ways to boost your revenue and pre-sale profit margins. Remember, a business’s value often depends on its last two to three years of performance and projected future maintainable earnings.
  
  

We’ve helped many business owners prepare for sale — from behind-the-scenes clean-up to walking them through valuation, pricing, and negotiations.

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Let’s build your next chapter

Whether you’re looking to tighten things up or prepare your business for a fresh start under new ownership, we’re here to help.

We don’t do one-size-fits-all advice. We sit down with you, map out your options, and build a clear plan that aligns with your goals — because no two business journeys are the same.

Let’s have a conversation about what’s next.

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