Universities, applied research centers, and economic development organizations play a vital role in supporting regional resilience and long-term growth, yet exit readiness remains an undermeasured factor in understanding local economic risk. IQExit™ makes exit readiness visible at scale, enabling institutions to anticipate ownership transitions and develop proactive, data-driven strategies that help protect local wealth, jobs, and continuity.

IQExit™ supports universities, research institutions, economic development organizations, and entrepreneurship programs committed to strengthening business resilience and regional growth. By providing data-driven insight and practical frameworks around business readiness and transition dynamics, IQExit™ helps partners inform research and policy, strengthen programming, and deliver more targeted support that contributes to healthier firms and more resilient communities.

Traditional economic development metrics often overlook ownership transitions, despite their significant impact on employment, wealth retention, and regional competitiveness. IQExit™ fills this gap by giving academic and economic development institutions a consistent, data-driven way to assess exit readiness at scale, thereby supporting forward-looking research, evidence-based policy, and long-term regional strategy.

As ownership transitions accelerate, whether locally owned businesses remain embedded in their communities or quietly exit local economies increasingly depends on their readiness for transition. By incorporating exit readiness into economic development and research strategies, academic and economic development institutions gain a forward-looking lens on employment resilience, capital retention, and long-term regional stability, linking business preparedness to broader public economic outcomes.