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What ‘Exit Value’ Are You Receiving for Your Business?
When owners think about an exit from their business, they often will hire an appraiser to give them a 'value' for their company. Also, a well-written exit plan will include certain values for your company that you can use for your overall planning. This newsletter...
How Much of Your ‘Future Story’ will You Sell with Your Business Exit?
Every business has a story. The story is usually the original idea or set of ideas that were pursued when a business began and grew. Then it was the marketplace acceptance of those ideas, evidenced by the exchange of money, which helped your business prosper. And then...
Business Owner Beware – Don’t Check Out Too Early
Business owners who know that focus is key to their success often do not rely upon this basic premise when structuring their exit plans. Both during the exit planning phase as well as the execution phase, it is critical to not "check out too early". Now, admittedly...
Becoming an Exiting Visionary by Developing Your Exit Vision
Eric Hoffer once wrote: “The leader has to be practical, and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.” This newsletter examines an important fine point with this statement – that the exiting leader must not only ‘talk the language of...
Developing an ‘Exit Mindset’
When considering a successful exit from your privately held business, it is important to develop a proper ‘exit mindset’. An ‘exit mindset’ is one that encompasses the past, present, and future of a businesses’ potential. Sadly, most owners will not allocate the...
Thinking Strategically About Your Exit While Economic Recovery Is Still Occurring
This newsletter is for owners who have the majority of their wealth locked in their privately-held business and are postponing planning for their future because of today’s difficult economy with the effects of COVID, and for some, it is a slow recovery; while for...