Exit strategies allow business owners and investors to sell or transfer ownership of assets or companies. They can use these strategies when seeking to retire, cash out or shift focus to new ventures.

Investors put money into companies with the expectation of earning a return on their investment when the company is sold, goes public or is re-capitalized by another entity. This is called the exit ...

Simon Bedard, CEO at Exit Advisory Group, an advisory firm that focuses on mergers & acquisitions, exit strategies and business valuations. “Every entrepreneur exits. It’s one of the few absolute ...

A five-year exit plan helps business owners increase business value, reduce risk, and build a more sellable company long ...

According to a 2025 survey by the Exit Planning Institute, 58 percent of Baby Boomer entrepreneurs said they expected to sell their companies within five years. But just 14 percent considered creating ...

Yet the best moment came when we told the owner and his wife that they would owe zero capital gains tax. Their eyes filled with tears. Retiring at 60 with $8 million instead of their expected $5.2 ...

(For this month's Vets to Venture article, we partner with Brandon Harris, an M&A Advisor with Graystone International and a U.S. Marine Veteran. Brandon teams up with Adams & Reese Corporate Services ...

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Retirement looks very different when you're a business owner rather than an employee. For employees, retirement is a clear line in the sand: One day you're working, the next day you're not. But for ...

Amanda and Lindsey discuss with Jessica her personal experiences, hinderances she has faced along the way, strategies she has used and what advice she can give other women business owners and leaders.

When Rem Oculee tried to sell his distribution business after three years of building it, he learned a valuable lesson that would shape his future career: a profitable business doesn’t automatically ...