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| exit plan for business: Business Exit Planning Les Nemethy, 2011-02-08 The most viable exit strategies for owners of mid-sized companies For many business owners, cashing out of a business is a lifelong dream. For some, exiting a business can be a nightmare. Business Exit Planning: Options, Value Enhancement, and Transaction Management for Business Owners provides a comprehensive view of what every business owner needs to know to plan and execute a business exit. The book Includes 30 relevant mini-case studies on business exit planning and transaction management, as well as a glossary of frequently used technical terms Details options for those owners who no longer want to be active in the business, as well as for those who want to remain invested Covers a wide range of topics related to business exit planning and transaction management, including IPO, MBO, refinancing, ESOPs, building an exit team, business plan and valuation, due diligence, and estate planning Regardless of whether a business owner seeks an immediate exit or a staged exit over time, Business Exit Planning provides a comprehensive strategy and road map to define exit-related objectives. |
| exit plan for business: Exit Strategy Planning John Hawkey, 2017-07-05 For private business owners, managing a successful exit from their business is one of the most important events in their business lives. This book shows you how to do so with the minimum of fuss and maximum return. It is unique because the author writes from the owner's point of view, bringing together in one place all you need to know about planning this complex process. Exit Strategy Planning emphasises the need to place exit planning on a firm foundation, with taxation planning and business continuity planning providing the basis to ensure a smooth transition that will yield the maximum return. The first three parts of the book ('Laying the Foundations', 'Choosing your Exit Strategy' and 'Preparing and Implementing your Plans') present a best practice approach to this complex subject. Here the book highlights the importance of planning, often several years in advance, and explains the need to make the business 'investor ready' by identifying and removing impediments to sale. Part 3 culminates in a step-by-step guide to producing and implementing your Master Exit Strategy Plan. Following on from this the extensive appendices in Part 4 discuss in detail each of the exit options open to you (many of which you have probably never considered) and show how to choose the optimum exit route. Exit Strategy Planning is a book that will do more than save you time and money now and in the future; it will help you to maximise on what may well be a lifetime's investment. |
| exit plan for business: The Exit-Strategy Playbook Adam Coffey, 2021-09-14 Explore the universe of potential buyers. Learn how to assemble a team of expert advisors to prepare your business for sale. Walk step by step through a typical investment-banker-led midmarket sale process from start to finish.-- |
| exit plan for business: The Exit Strategy Handbook Jerry L. Mills, 2020-03 This book is for owners of closely-held companies who want to sell their businesses in the next few years. They represent only about 8% of the population in the United States, yet they employ between 60% and 70% of all USA employees. |
| exit plan for business: Exiting Your Business, Protecting Your Wealth John M. Leonetti, 2008-12-01 Written by John Leonetti—attorney, wealth manager, merger and acquisition associate, and fellow exiting business owner in his own right—Exiting Your Business, Protecting Your Wealth will guide you in thoughtfully planning out your exit options as well as helping you analyze your financial and mental readiness for your business exit. Easy to follow and essential for every business owner, this guide reveals how to establish an exit strategy plan that is in harmony with your goals. |
| exit plan for business: Early Exits Basil Peters, 2009 |
| exit plan for business: The 7 Figure Exit Plan Trent Lee, 2018-01-15 So, you want to sell your business for millions? Well, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that there is a simple and straightforward, proven process for doing it. The bad news is that I have no idea if you are ready but that is the whole purpose of this book. How do I know this can be done and this works? I've personally built and consulted with multiple companies who have successfully sold or been acquired. I am going to show you exactly what I have done personally but more importantly, what I have seen done over and over again as a business broker who helps companies exit successfully on a regular basis. These 7 Key Profit Drivers will greatly increase your company's net profit, thus increasing the overall valuation of your company! |
| exit plan for business: Exit Planning John Brown, 2016-01-25 LEAVING YOUR BUSINESS IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL TRANSACTION OF YOUR LIFE AND NOTHING HAS GREATER FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES. THE FUTURE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS UPON HOW WELL YOU MANAGE YOUR EXIT PROCESS.The Definitive Guide lays out the steps you must take to achieve all of your aspirations as you exit your business. Author John Brown shares the wisdom, stories, tested process and exit planning roadmap from hundreds of exit planning advisors across North America. These advisors, and Brown's company, BEI, create thousands of owner exit plans every year. In The Definitive Guide, you will learn:How and why to set actionable exit goalsHow your role as owner must change if your business is to attract buyersHow your company's management team steps up to next-level operational excellenceWhich nine important value drivers deliver the value buyers pay top dollar forHow to avoid the common traps that can prevent you from creating an exit planHow to choose which of four exit paths is best for you, your family and your business: A sale to insiders (management team or co-owners)A transfer to childrenA third-party saleA sale to an Employee Stock Ownership PlanLET BROWN AND THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE BE YOUR COMPANIONS AS YOU UNDERTAKE THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL EVENT OF YOUR LIFE.John H. Brown is the CEO of Business Enterprise Institute, the oldest and largest provider of Exit Planning education to owners and advisors in North America. With over 225,000 copies in print, John's first book, How To Run Your Business So You Can Leave It In Style, is the best-selling exit-planning book of all time. John is an accomplished speaker and expert commentator on exit planning issues. |
| exit plan for business: Built to Sell John Warrillow, 2012-12-24 Run your company. Don’t let it run you. Most business owners started their company because they wanted more freedom—to work on their own schedules, make the kind of money they deserve, and eventually retire on the fruits of their labor. Unfortunately, according to John Warrillow, most owners find that stepping out of the picture is extremely difficult because their business relies too heavily on their personal involvement. Without them, their company—no matter how big or profitable—is essentially worthless. But the good news is that entrepreneurs can take specific steps—no matter what stage a business is in—to create a valuable, sellable company. Warrillow shows exactly what it takes to create a solid business that can thrive long into the future. |
| exit plan for business: What's Your Exit Strategy? Peter H. Engel, 1999 How entrepreneurs plan to leave their businesses should define how they run them, who they employ, and how they fund them. This book reviews in detail the seven main exit strategies from which entrepreneurs and their key executives can craft their operating strategies and create a more financially sound organization. |
| exit plan for business: Exit Strategy: The Art of Selling a Business: The Vertical Horizontal Selling Method Sheldon Manheim, 2009 This unprecedented book offers the secrets of Sheldon Manheim's success in, and insight into, the art of buying and selling a business. He explains why all businesses must develop an Exit Strategy at inception and revise it regularly, as dictated by its maturation and changes in the economy. With an Exit Strategy in place, business owners are ready to effectuate the techniques as outlined, allowing them to exit rapidly and profitably. Any present or potential business owner will find Exit Strategy to be an invaluable resource. It provides all the information one needs to either sell a business for the most money in the shortest period of time, or to buy the right business at the best price. In addition, business brokers throughout the country will benefit from Mr. Manheim's innovative approaches to Recasting, the Vertical Horizontal method of finding a buyer, and the Art of Selling a Business. |
| exit plan for business: Exit Rich Michelle Seiler Tucker, Sharon Lechter, 2021-06-22 Too many entrepreneurs push off planning for the sale of their business until the last moment. But for a business to sell for what it’s really worth—or even more—owners need to prepare for the sale from the very start. In Exit Rich, author and mergers and acquisitions authority Michelle Seiler Tucker joins forces with Sharon Lechter, finance expert and author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, to create a must-have guide for all business owners—whether they’re gearing up to sell a business now or just getting started building out their company into something to sell for a profit in the future. Seiler Tucker’s twofold approach to selling your business for maximum profit combines two of the most powerful elements of her mergers and acquisitions toolkit: the “ST GPS Exit Model” to help business owners set goals for the sale before their business hit the market, and the “6 P Method” to help them objectively evaluate their business’s worth, before their potential buyers do. Combined, these tools provide invaluable insight into the process of preparing a business for sale, finding the right buyers, and staging the sale itself. Throughout the book, Sharon Lechter’s wisdom peppers each chapter in the “Mentoring Corner” section, providing forward-thinking entrepreneurs with the perspective that they need to take control of their business’s future and exit rich. This book is a rich resource for any business owner looking to: • Objectively evaluate their business before a sale • Improve their chances of finding the right buyer • Sell their business for maximum profit |
| exit plan for business: My Exit Plan Rhonda D. Green, 2019-10-18 The emphasis in this book is to encourage and guide everyone to prepare for their eventual transition by completing an Exit Plan in order to save them much practical and emotional heartache. This will be an extremely helpful book for all who are interested in getting their house in order. It also might well cultivate such an interest in those who haven't yet thought about how to prepare for their own death. |
| exit plan for business: Walk Away Wealthy Mark Tepper, 2014-07-01 The essential guide to selling your business—and walking away with maximum wealth Nearly every entrepreneur dreams of one day selling their business for big bucks, but far too many aren’t aware of exactly what it takes to do so. The sobering truth is that it’s very easy for the entrepreneurs who don’t know what they’re doing to walk away from a sale without the financial freedom they hoped for. In fact, only about 20 percent of businesses for sale will successfully transfer to another owner! In Walk Away Wealthy, Mark Tepper--a leading authority on wealth management and financial planning for entrepreneurs--shows you how to build a strong exit plan, an absolute requirement if you hope to get the full value from a sale. Tepper’s twelve secrets debunk myths and deliver practical advice as he walks you through what most people don’t know (or refuse to believe) about the process of planning their exit. And although it’s best to start planning the exit as early as possible, the book also delivers advice for those who may have waited too long and feel lost in the face of a rapidly approaching sale. Selling the business you worked so hard to build can be a confusing and intimidating proposition. Let Mark Tepper clear away the misconceptions, steer you clear of common mistakes, and help you walk away wealthy! |
| exit plan for business: The Private Equity Playbook Adam Coffey, 2024-08-27 New rules. New playbook. Nearly half of all mergers and acquisitions involve private equity, but the world of PE can confuse even lifelong business professionals. For years, the #1 bestselling book The Private Equity Playbook has helped countless entrepreneurs, leaders, and CEOs like you successfully navigate the PE playing field. But much has changed since the book was released at the start of 2019. Adam Coffey knows the rapidly evolving PE game isn't won with outdated tactics. In this revised and expanded edition, Coffey puts his unmatched experience as a CEO coach at your disposal, helping you start competing with confidence. The new information on working with consultants alone makes this edition a game changer. Featuring expanded sections, updated data, and refined strategies of added relevance to today's financial, global, and cultural realities, The Private Equity Playbook continues to prepare you to play and win for years to come. |
| exit plan for business: Your Exit Map John F. Dini, 2017-03-31 |
| exit plan for business: Exit Strategy Can Akdeniz, The risk when venturing into a new business from scratch is that you can easily get so absorbed by building your business that you forget to clearly establish where you want your business to go in the long-term. That is why you see very few people conscious enough to direct their attention not only on the entering aspect but also on the exiting one. You need to be aware of the advantages of planning the finish just as you’re starting up. |
| exit plan for business: The Entrepreneur Mind Kevin D. Johnson, 2015-12-07 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs What Every Successful Entrepreneur Knows But Won’t Tell You Achieve unimaginable business success and financial wealth. Reach the upper echelons of entrepreneurs, where you’ll find Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Sara Blakely of Spanx, Mark Pincus of Zynga and many others. Develop the Entrepreneur Mind – a way of thinking that comes from learning the vital lessons of the best entrepreneurs. Through compelling stories of modern-day business tycoons, Kevin Johnson, president of the multi-million dollar company Johnson Media Inc., shares the essential beliefs, characteristics and habits of elite entrepreneurs. In this riveting book, written for new and veteran entrepreneurs, Johnson identifies 100 lessons in seven key areas: Strategy, Education, People, Finance, Marketing and Sales, Leadership, and Motivation. Lessons include how to think big, who makes the best business partners, what captivates investors, when to abandon a business idea, where to avoid opening a business bank account, and why too much formal education can hinder your entrepreneurial growth. Smart and insightful, The Entrepreneur Mind is the ultimate primer on how to think like an entrepreneur. KEVIN D. JOHNSON, president of Johnson Media Inc. and a serial entrepreneur, has several years of experience leading his multimillion-dollar marketing and communications company that now serves many of the most notable Fortune 100 businesses. |
| exit plan for business: The Exit Strategy Lainey Cameron, 2020-07-08 Silicon Valley investor Ryn Brennan is on the verge of achieving everything she dreamed. She's succeeded in the male-dominated venture capital world, has a supportive husband, and is about to close the deal of her career. Everything is going exactly as planned, until she meets Carly, her husband's mistress, across the negotiating table. Carly clawed her way back from being a teenage runaway to become an accomplished scientist, caring single mom, and co-founder of her startup. Once she marries her loving fiancé, she'll secure the complete family she craves. But she's blindsided to discover her not so perfect fiancé is already married—to Ryn, her company's biggest investor. In an industry full of not-so-subtle sexism, can the two women rise above, and work together to overcome heartbreak, and ensure their success? |
| exit plan for business: The Contractor's 60 Minute Exit Plan: How to Cash Out, Eliminate Taxes and Retire Comfortably Joseph Bazzano, Kevin Kennedy, 2018-08-26 Exiting your contracting business can be very taxing, besides emotional and intimidating. This complex process requires specialized advice from your accountant, tax advisor, attorney, business appraiser, estate planner, financial adviser, insurance adviser, plus more. Coordinating and understanding the disjointed advice can be overwhelming. An exit planner, like a architect, pulls all the disciplines together in one coordinated and holistic plan. The Contractor |
| exit plan for business: How to Write a Great Business Plan William A. Sahlman, 2008-03-01 Judging by all the hoopla surrounding business plans, you'd think the only things standing between would-be entrepreneurs and spectacular success are glossy five-color charts, bundles of meticulous-looking spreadsheets, and decades of month-by-month financial projections. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, often the more elaborately crafted a business plan, the more likely the venture is to flop. Why? Most plans waste too much ink on numbers and devote too little to information that really matters to investors. The result? Investors discount them. In How to Write a Great Business Plan, William A. Sahlman shows how to avoid this all-too-common mistake by ensuring that your plan assesses the factors critical to every new venture: The people—the individuals launching and leading the venture and outside parties providing key services or important resources The opportunity—what the business will sell and to whom, and whether the venture can grow and how fast The context—the regulatory environment, interest rates, demographic trends, and other forces shaping the venture's fate Risk and reward—what can go wrong and right, and how the entrepreneurial team will respond Timely in this age of innovation, How to Write a Great Business Plan helps you give your new venture the best possible chances for success. |
| exit plan for business: The Automatic Customer John Warrillow, 2015-02-05 The lifeblood of your business is repeat customers. But customers can be fickle, markets shift, and competitors are ruthless. So how do you ensure a steady flow of repeat business? The secret—no matter what industry you’re in—is finding and keeping automatic customers. These days virtually anything you need can be purchased through a subscription, with more convenience than ever before. Far beyond Spotify, Netflix, and New York Times subscriptions, you can sign up for weekly or monthly supplies of everything from groceries (AmazonFresh) to cosmetics (Birchbox) to razor blades (Dollar Shave Club). According to John Warrillow, this emerging subscription economy offers huge opportunities to companies that know how to turn customers into subscribers. Automatic customers are the key to increasing cash flow, igniting growth, and boosting the value of your company. Consider Whatsapp, the internet-based messaging service that was purchased by Facebook for $19 billion. While other services bombarded users with invasive ads in order to fund a free messaging platform, Whatsapp offered a refreshingly private tool on a subscription platform, charging just $1 per year. Their business model enabled the kind of service that customers wanted and ensured automatic customers for years to come. As Warrillow shows, subscriptions aren’t limited to technology or media businesses. Companies in nearly any industry, from start-ups to the Fortune 500, from home contractors to florists, can build subscriptions into their business. Warrillow provides the essential blueprint for winning automatic customers with one of the nine subscription business models, including: • The Membership Website Model: Companies like The Wood Whisperer Guild, ContractorSelling, and DanceStudioOwner offer access to highly specialized, high quality information, recognizing that people will pay for good content. This model can work for any business with a tightly defined niche market and insider information. • The Simplifier Model: Companies like Mosquito Squad (pest control) and Hassle Free Homes (home maintenance) take a recurring task off your to-do list. Any business serving busy consumers can adopt this model not only to create a recurring revenue stream, but also to take advantage of the opportunity to cross-sell or bundle their services. • The Surprise Box Model: Companies like BarkBox (dog treats) and Standard Cocoa (craft chocolate) send their subscribers curated packages of goodies each month. If you can handle the logistics of shipping, giving customers joy in something new can translate to sales on your larger e-commerce site. This book also shows you how to master the psychology of selling subscriptions and how to reduce churn and provides a road map for the essential statistics you need to measure the health of your subscription business. Whether you want to transform your entire business into a recurring revenue engine or just pick up an extra 5 percent of sales growth, The Automatic Customer will be your secret weapon. |
| exit plan for business: Selling Your Startup Alejandro Cremades, 2021-07-27 Learn how to sell your startup from an acquisition expert Many entrepreneurs dream of the day their company is acquired and they secure a perfect exit. But information about the process of getting your business acquired usually comes from expensive investment bankers who typically advise late-stage startups. In Selling Your Startup, serial entrepreneur Alejandro Cremades delivers an accessible guide on how to sell your startup. With first-hand experience as a fully exited entrepreneur, investment banker, and lawyer, Cremades describes the tips and tricks startup founders need to sell their early-stage to growth-stage business. In this book, you’ll discover: The role that investment bankers play in the acquisition process, how they add value, and how to break down their fees Preparing your company for sale, including compiling a pitch book, putting its finances in order, and building a target list of potential acquirers How to get to a Letter of Intent, perform due diligence, and reach a purchase agreement Perfect for entrepreneurs of all kinds, Selling Your Startup is a must-have roadmap to the practical realities of company acquisition and contains proven guidance on crafting your perfect exit. |
| exit plan for business: The EXITPreneur's Playbook Joe Valley, 2021-05-15 The EXITpreneur's Playbook is the ultimate guide to selling an online business. We all need to transition our businesses someday, and those that learn from this book will have a smoother experience, an improved deal structure, and a stronger bank account. -Walker Deibel, bestselling author of Buy Then Build Most people start an online business for the freedom, autonomy, and money that come with entrepreneurship-but what they often find instead is the feeling that they're running on a hamster wheel and can't jump off. If you were looking to exit your business, would you know how? Do you know what your business is truly worth? This book will shift your mindset from entrepreneur to EXITpreneur. After all, the majority of all the money you'll ever make from your business comes on the day you sell-so it's important to get the exit right. In The EXITpreneur's Playbook, Joe Valley shares his experience in all facets of exiting an online business through direct experiences and real-life examples, with clear math and logic. You'll learn to: ● Assess the value of your business and reverse engineer a path to an incredible exit ● Avoid the ignorance discount when selling a business on your own ● Negotiate favorable deal terms and conditions ● Calculate the all-important seller's discretionary earnings ● Create rock-solid pillars every buyer wants The EXITpreneur's Playbook is the definitive guide to achieving your own incredible exit, at the right time and value, and with the best deal structure that allows you to move on to your next adventure-with not just money in the bank, but satisfaction and peace of mind. |
| exit plan for business: Business Exit Planning Les Nemethy, 2011-03-22 The most viable exit strategies for owners of mid-sized companies For many business owners, cashing out of a business is a lifelong dream. For some, exiting a business can be a nightmare. Business Exit Planning: Options, Value Enhancement, and Transaction Management for Business Owners provides a comprehensive view of what every business owner needs to know to plan and execute a business exit. The book Includes 30 relevant mini-case studies on business exit planning and transaction management, as well as a glossary of frequently used technical terms Details options for those owners who no longer want to be active in the business, as well as for those who want to remain invested Covers a wide range of topics related to business exit planning and transaction management, including IPO, MBO, refinancing, ESOPs, building an exit team, business plan and valuation, due diligence, and estate planning Regardless of whether a business owner seeks an immediate exit or a staged exit over time, Business Exit Planning provides a comprehensive strategy and road map to define exit-related objectives. |
| exit plan for business: From Idea to Exit Jeffrey Weber, 2013-10-08 While most small business books cover niche components of the start-up model, From Idea to Exit takes a more comprehensive approach, tackling the entire entrepreneurial journey from the initial seed idea through a well-planned exit strategy. Through a persuasive narrative, the author draws from his own success a practical call to action for those who dream of taking that first big step. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers. |
| exit plan for business: Exit Path: How to Win the Startup End Game Touraj Parang, 2022-08-02 An exit strategy, if implemented early, is the surprising secret to ultimate startup success. Find out why—and how to develop one—in this comprehensive, practical guide from veteran Silicon Valley dealmaker Touraj Parang. In 2008, Touraj Parang's award-winning startup, Jaxtr, had 10 million users, raised nearly $20 million from top-tier Silicon Valley investors, and seemed poised to sail straight through the Great Recession. But, by January of 2009, Jaxtr’s only hope for survival was to find a buyer—sadly, it was too late for that. In Exit Path, Touraj draws on the lessons learned from that chaotic experience and the extraordinary successes that followed once he (and the entrepreneurs he advises) made creating and executing an exit strategy a top priority. For too long entrepreneurs have been failing to establish the requisite relationships and properly prepare for the most important milestone in their life cycle: a sale to an acquirer. But in today’s hyper competitive and interconnected business world, that is no longer an option. In this first-of-its-kind, comprehensive guide, you'll discover the surprising reasons few startups succeed while many fail—and you’ll learn that implementing an exit strategy early will empower you to take charge of your startup’s ultimate fate, maximizing its potential for success while mitigating the risks of failure. Arranged in four sequential parts, Exit Path walks you through actionable steps to devise and execute an effective exit strategy, starting with a fresh new perspective on the critical importance of creating a viable sale option for your startup. You'll learn why creating your exit strategy is necessary well before you're contemplating an exit, regardless of the stage of your startup. You’ll also discover how to create your own exit plan, how to make your plan a reality through personal and business relationships, and how to approach and negotiate with acquirers for an outcome best aligned with your values and ambitions should the need arise. Whether you are an entrepreneur, investor, or advisor, the expert advice and insights in Exit Path will inspire you to take charge of your startup’s destiny and unlock its strategic potential and options over time. |
| exit plan for business: Cashing Out of Your Business Jane Johnson, Kathleen Richardson-mauro, 2013-06-10 Whether you are a few months of several years away from transitioning the ownership of our business to others, start planning now with Cashing Out of Your Business. You will learn how to position your company in the best possible light, find the right buyer, and negotiate the best possible deal. Jane Johnson and Kathleen Richardson-Mauro's financial and planning expertise will guide you in Cashing Out Your Business. |
| exit plan for business: Maximize Business Value Tom Bronson, 2019-12-20 Most business owners run their businesses without giving business valuation and exit planning much thought. Building business value and ultimately transitioning that business is a process that is very different from running a business. Roughly 83 percent of businesses that attempt a transition never complete a transaction. That means that only 17 percent of business owners exit successfully - and most of those have one thing in common. They are prepared. This book provides the road map business owners need to build massive value and start moving toward a successful transition. |
| exit plan for business: Buying and Selling a Business Garrett Sutton, 2013-02-28 Buying and Selling a Business reveals key strategies used to sell and acquire business investments. Garrett Sutton, Esq. is a best selling author of numerous law for the layman books, and he guides the reader clearly through all of the obstacles to be faced before completing a winning transaction. “Buying and Selling a Business” uses real life stories to illustrate how to prepare your business for sale, analyze acquisition candidates and assemble the right team of experts. The book also clearly identifies how to understand the tax issues of a business sale, how to use confidentiality agreements to your benefit and how to negotiate your way to a positive result. Robert Kiyosaki, the best selling author of Rich Dad/Poor Dad has this to say about Buying and Selling a Business, “Garrett Sutton’s information is priceless for anyone who wants to increase his or her knowledge of the often secret world of the rich, what the rich invest in, and some of the reasons why the rich get richer.” Buying and Selling a Business is a timely business book for our times. |
| exit plan for business: The Market Approach to Valuing Businesses Shannon P. Pratt, 2006-02-22 Your Best Approach to Determining Value If you're buying, selling, or valuing a business, how can you determine its true value? By basing it on present market conditions and sales of similar businesses. The market approach is the premier way to determine the value of a business or partnership. With convincing evidence of value for both buyers and sellers, it can end stalemates and get deals closed. Acclaimed for its empirical basis and objectivity, this approach is the model most favored by the IRS and the United States Tax Court-as long as it's properly implemented. Shannon Pratt's The Market Approach to Valuing Businesses, Second Edition provides a wealth of proven guidelines and resources for effective market approach implementation. You'll find information on valuing and its applications, case studies on small and midsize businesses, and a detailed analysis of the latest market approach developments, as well as: A critique of US acquisitions over the last twenty-five years An analysis of the effect of size on value Common errors in applying the market approach Court reactions to the market approach and information to help you avoid being blindsided by a litigation opponent Must reading for anyone who owns or holds a partial interest in a small or large business or a professional practice, as well as for CPAs consulting on valuations, appraisers, corporate development officers, intermediaries, and venture capitalists, The Market Approach to Valuing Businesses will show you how to successfully reach a fair agreement-one that will satisfy both buyers and sellers and stand up to scrutiny by courts and the IRS. |
| exit plan for business: The Ultimate Sale Justin Goodbread, 2019-06 80% of small businesses never sell. In The Ultimate Sale, award-winning certified financial planner Justin Goodbread reveals the challenges small business owners face, including that only 30% of family-run businesses survive into the second generation. The good news is, Justin can help you beat the odds and prepare your business for a final sale by teaching you: The three types of capital you may be missing when it comes to knowing what your business is worth. How to identify which appraisal method you must use to get the most value out of your business. The surprising and vital role human capital plays in the ability to sell for maximum profit. Who you need on your business Dream Team and why these key players are worth it. How to pinpoint your ideal buyer with breakdowns of the most important types of customers. Discover the exit strategies Justin Goodbread teaches business owners to use sell their businesses and rise above dismal industry statistics. The Ultimate Sale is your guide to navigating business sales, mergers, or buyouts ultimately to prepare you for the next chapter in your life. |
| exit plan for business: Ownership Thinking Brad Hams, 2011-09-09 It’s an insidious disease that is crippling companies, destroying our economy, and crushing potential. It’s infecting the very roots of business performance, and it’s spreading fast. It isn’t the recession, market volatility, scandal, or greed. It’s entitlement. And it may be killing your business. In myriad ways, entitlement has been cultivated for decades. As a result, too many employees today believe that they are entitled to a paycheck simply because they show up. Brad Hams has proven that we are not doomed to a path of entitlement and dependence. After more than 15 years working with hundreds of companies, he knows that the vast majority of employees addicted to entitlement actually want to engage, want to contribute, and feel much better about themselves when they are in an environment that requires them to do so. Now, with Ownership Thinking, Hams shares his strategy that will increase your company’s productivity, employee retention, and profitability: The Right Education: Teach employees the fundamentals of business and finance, how their company makes money, and how they add—or take away—value. The Right Measures: Identify the organization’s Key Performance Indicators and teach employees to forecast results in an environment of high visibility and accountability. The Right Incentives: Create incentive plans that are self-funding and clearly align employees’ behavior to the organization’s business and financial objectives. Your employees will learn to think and act like owners and will become active participants in the financial performance of the business. They will gain the self-esteem that is only possible through achievement and will reap rewards that are in alignment with the success of their organization. Meanwhile, you will enjoy your role more, sleep better at night, and leave a legacy that is far more inspiring and significant than you dreamed possible. Praise for Ownership Thinking “You would have to read a dozen other books to even come close to Ownership Thinking—a systematic and practical process for getting your employees to give that extra effort and brain power we know they possess.” —Verne Harnish, CEO, Gazelles; author, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits “Brad Hams tells it like it truly is: transparency creates trust; trust creates engagement; engagement creates a healthy enterprise. This thoughtful and practical book shows you how to achieve all of these things and more.” —Chip Conley, founder and executive chair, Joie de Vivre; author, Peak “Comprehensive and marvelously clear, Ownership Thinking’s techniques for creating change are focused, direct, and motivating. This is a wise book, unusually useful, and I recommend it most highly.” —Judith M. Bardwick, Ph.D., author, Danger in the Comfort Zone and The Psychological Recession “Brad Hams is one of the most persuasive and creative thinkers I know. His book is a specific guide you can (and should) implement now.” —Corey Rosen, founder, National Center for Employee Ownership “Hams is masterful at outlining the engagement practices that inspire people to care and to be deeply vested in business results.” —Jim Haudan, CEO, Root Learning; author, The Art of Engagement “Hams’ book is like a candid conversation with a wise friend. . . . A ‘must read’ for any business leader wanting to create a culture of ownership.” —Dean Schroeder, author, Ideas Are Free |
| exit plan for business: Exit Right Mert Iseri, Mark Achler, 2022-02-15 Before you sell your company, even the odds. While a successful entrepreneur may exit a handful of companies in their lifetime, large buyers close deals all the time. Without decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions, founders don't have the tools they need to get the best results for themselves, their teams, or the new parent company. Through dozens of interviews with M&A leaders at the biggest Silicon Valley acquirers-as well as attorneys, bankers, and founders who have been through the trenches-Exit Right delivers the hard-earned lessons that lead to successful exits. From negotiation to valuation to breaking down a term sheet, managing legal costs, and handling emotional turbulence-this unparalleled guide covers every critical aspect of a technology startup sale. Learn where deals get into trouble, how to create alignment between negotiating parties, and what terms you should care about most. Above all, learn how to win in both the short and the long term, maximizing your price while positioning your company for a legacy you can be proud of. |
| exit plan for business: Master Your Exit Plan Chris Vanderzyden, 2022 Business owners lack the knowledge necessary to sell their business and enter their next chapter with a full understanding of the financial and personal impact. This book provides a comprehensive strategy to successfully exit a business. |
| exit plan for business: A Tale of Two Owners Patrick A. Ungashick, 2016-11-18 A Tale of Two Owners is the fable of Al Beaman and Robert Gilmore, co-owners of a high successful IT service company. As is the case with so many business co-owners, they eventually realize their exit goals are incompatible. Al reaches a point where he wishes to sell the company for top dollar, while Robert not only does not want to sell, but desires to pass his ownership to his daughter Jessica. For the first time in their seventeen-year partnership, Al and Robert find themselves butting heads on the direction of their business. In the second part of this book, Al and Robert are provided with The Guide to Creating Co-Owner Exit Alignment, which will ultimately lead both the business co-owners and readers to enlightened insights into the ways to plan for and achieve successful exits. |
| exit plan for business: Lean Business Planning Tim Berry, 2015-08-25 |
| exit plan for business: The $10 Trillion Dollar Opportunity Richard E. Jackim, Peter G. Christman, 2006-07-01 This logically structured book takes a no-nonsense approach to exploring and addressing a topic that is often misunderstood and at times overwhelming for business owners and their advisors alike--the topic of developing a comprehensive, integrated exit plan for business owners. Includes 12 case studies, 15 illustrations, a glossary, resource guide, bibliography, and a detailed index. |
| exit plan for business: Estate Planning for the Blended Family L. Paul Hood Jr., Emily Bouchard, 2012-06-01 Make plans for the future of your unique family! Every family is different, and blended families -- defined as those with children from previous marriages or couplings included -- can be even more difficult to plan for. When dealing with complicated family situations, cookie-cutter estate plans just don’t work! Estate planning can be difficult as the subject matter can seem complex for non-lawyers, and family members can be hesitant to clearly voice their opinions on touchy matters. However, planning the future of your family’s estate is crucial for the emotional and financial well-being and stability of all family members, and having everything in order will bring invaluable peace of mind. Estate Planning for Blended Families outlines estate planning specifically for blended families, addressing the special concerns and issues that may arise from the process in this very special of circumstances. By providing various examples of different blended families, L. Paul Hood, Jr. gives advices and focuses on techniques of estate planning for blended families in many different situations. Whether you are a member of a blended family looking to plan your estate or an attorney looking for advice, this book can help you move forward with confidence. This book includes a download kit full of supplemental resources and helpful tools to better plan your family’s estate. |
| exit plan for business: The Smart Business Exit Geoff Green, 2014-11-10 Every business owner should read this book! Alan Kohler How do I get rewarded for the blood, sweat and tears of building my own business? When I exit my business will I achieve financial freedom? How do some entrepreneurs sell their businesses for incredible prices? Whether you're a baby boomer business owner close to retirement, busy growing your business or a young entrepreneur just starting, one day you will exit your business. But will you achieve a smart business exit? In this ground-breaking and entertaining book, Geoff Green, business exit strategist, entrepreneur and corporate lawyer, reveals his proven exit strategies. Learn the 7 strategies for smart business exits: - Have a real and enduring purpose - See the future - Develop growth drivers - Build to sell - Always think like a buyer - Get the best exit - Act with focus and urgency Packed with case studies, stories, insights and practical exercises, Geoff shows you how to apply these powerful strategies to achieve your own successful business exit. Geoff is a well-known business exit strategist, entrepreneur and corporate lawyer. He is the founder of GRG Momentum, a boutique business strategy and information services firm. Over a 30-year career Geoff has assisted multiple entrepreneurs to maximize their business value and achieve highly profitable business exits. He has also started and exited several of his own business ventures. Geoff has a passion for entrepreneurship, commercializing innovation and building high-growth companies. He holds a number of public and private company directorships as well as advisory board positions. Geoff is a regular contributor to a range of mainstream and online media, and a sought after keynote speaker on high-growth business strategies and business exit strategies. You can keep in touch with Geoff on LinkedIn, follow him on Twitter (@GeoffGreen7) or read his blog (www.grgmomentum.com.au). |
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Exit definition: a way or passage out.. See examples of EXIT used in a sentence.
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EXIT meaning: 1. the door through which you might leave a building or large vehicle: 2. the act of leaving a…. Learn more.
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Detailed map of Lake Worth Road and Florida's Turnpike, in the Miami - South Florida area. View services around Lake Worth, including nearby gas, EV charging, fast-food and other dining …
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