If you’re in the throes of building a company, you are likely not even thinking about what comes next. But now is also the time to start planning the long-term strategy for your exit. To one day ...

A business exit strategy is a plan made by an owner to sell their company, or their share in a company, to another corporation or group of investors.

Maintain business continuity: A structured exit helps employees, clients and stakeholders navigate the change. Avoid rushed decisions : Without a plan, entrepreneurs may be forced to sell under ...

According to the Exit Planning Institute, nearly 80 percent of business owners have no written transition plan while 50 percent have done no planning at all. Yet at the same time, 99 percent agree ...

You’ll need to work out these issues, along with the financial ones, before you decide on your business exit strategy. Fortunately, you don’t have to go it alone.

Yet, despite this, over 60% of business owners don’t have an “exit” strategy. With so much at stake, business owners need to include an exit strategy as a key component to their overall ...

Securing the necessary tools and surrounding yourself with the right advisors to help inform your decisions along the way is key to any successful exit plan. 1. Business Valuation – Knowing what ...

Exit planners, CPAs, CFPs, attorneys and other advisors know the rigors of the business world inside and out. Every business is unique, and so are owners' needs—especially when they are in the ...

Consider your exit strategy early because whatever exit strategy you choose – be it an IPO, buyout or acquisition – it will affect business development choices ...

51% of businesses are owned by baby boomers, meaning that over 16 million business owners will soon be passing their businesses on to the next generation. The biggest problem is that only 20-30% ...

Almost half (48 per cent) of businesses questioned admitted to not having an exit plan in place. But this number could be even higher, as more than one in 10 (13 per cent) said they have not even ...