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– Karl Gjertsen

I help business owners build
a business worth exiting.

Courses, growth partnerships, and straight-talking content for owners who are serious about what comes next.
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What I Do

Three ways to work with me.
Each one built for a different stage.

Exit Blueprint

Courses and tools for owners thinking about their next five years

Short courses, the free Business Dependency Score scorecard, and practical frameworks for business owners who want a structured way to plan where their business is going.
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Tabora Capital

Equity growth partnerships for businesses ready to scale, step back, or sell

I work with a small number of businesses each year. I take an equity stake, bring marketing, AI systems, and strategic input, and work toward a specific doubling of turnover. I only fully benefit if the milestones are hit.
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Webster Digital

Marketing services for small and medium businesses

Website builds, SEO, email marketing, AI automations, paid advertising, and social media management. Four package tiers from £145 per month.
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About Karl
“I have built things, bought things, broken things, and learned from all of it.”
Karl Gjertsen is a business growth specialist, course creator, and equity investor who has spent years acquiring, growing, and working inside businesses across multiple sectors.
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The one question that reveals more about a business than any set of accounts

Imagine someone walks up to you tomorrow and offers to buy your business. Not a low offer, but a proper, serious offer. What happens next?

For a lot of small business owners, the answer is: the deal falls apart.

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Why most small businesses are one referral away from a crisis

You’ve just landed a decent-sized client through a referral from an old colleague. They mention you to a friend. Another job comes in. Things feel like they’re moving.

Then, a few months later, it goes quiet.

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How do some people make running a business look so easy

They’re always on holiday or posting photos from the golf course. Their business is growing, their clients are happy, and yet they’re never at their desk.

Meanwhile, you can’t take a day off.

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