#pe_utils #bizdev_utils **Assets** - [ ] Evaluate past CapEx spend & determine new CapEx needs - [ ] Conduct major equipment purchases - [ ] Conduct equipment maintenance - [ ] Retitle major assets (e.g. vehicles, etc) - [ ] Conduct inventory valuation - [ ] Inventory tools & equipment **Banking** - [ ] Setup new bank - [ ] Migrate key accounts - [ ] Provision access for employees who need it - [ ] Develop authorization strategy & deletage signing authority - [ ] Determine & enforce credit card limits / credit limits - [ ] Document the new process for payments - [ ] Document the new entity credit strategy **Corporate Org Structure** - [ ] Review business licenses - [ ] Establish EIN numbers **Facilities** - [ ] Complete ongoing (or needed repairs) - [ ] Evaluate space requirements versus future needs of the business - [ ] Evaluate environmental regulations (e.g. oil water separators, etc) **Ownership Transition** - [ ] Org chart review (responsibilities for key leaders) - [ ] Banking introductions and turnover - [ ] Customer introductions and turnover - [ ] Vendor introductions and turnover - [ ] Pending contracts introductions and turnover - [ ] Email forwarding and redirection - [ ] Ceremony for outgoing leadership **Finance** - [ ] Review financial statements - [ ] Complete audit on GAAP compliance - [ ] Review and rebuild (if needed) budget - [ ] Review and rebuild (if needed) cash flow model - [ ] Review covenant compliance - [ ] Conduct aptitude assessment of CFO and controller **HR** - [ ] Review and update (if needed) handbook - [ ] Review capacity planning model - [ ] Review employee contracts - [ ] Review safety program - [ ] Review environmental / hazmat program **Insurance** - [ ] General liability - [ ] Vehicle - [ ] Healthcare - [ ] Workers comp - [ ] Cyber - [ ] Bonding - [ ] D&O **Payroll / Benefits** - [ ] Deferred retirement plans - [ ] 401(k) - [ ] Bonus & variable comp plans - [ ] Discretionary bonus - [ ] Payroll service (e.g. ADP, Paylocity, etc.) - [ ] Payroll leadership - [ ] Align payroll to banking - [ ] Setup direct deposits - [ ] Management equity grants and 83(b) elections **Technology** - [ ] Device inventory (computers, phones, printers, networking, cameras, etc.) - [ ] Admin turnover of office products (Office, G-Suite, NextCloud, etc) - [ ] Admin turnover of ERP system - [ ] Admin turnover of finance system - [ ] Admin turnover of payroll system - [ ] Admin turnover of website and domain hosting - [ ] Admin turnover of VPN / RDP connections - [ ] Admin turnover of on prem and cloud servers - [ ] Admin turnover of SOC / SEIM / RMM - [ ] Review and update (if necessary) MSP contract - [ ] Conduct security assessment - [ ] Legal hold of all outgoing accounts - [ ] Email forwarding rules