A business exit strategy is a plan that a business owner or entrepreneur establishes to sell their ownership in a company to investors or another company, or to cease operations entirely. An effective ...

For CEOs, the culmination of years of dedication and strategic growth often leads to contemplating the best exit strategy for the company. Whether driven by personal aspirations, market conditions or ...

If you’re like many business owners, your focus is on the day-to-day operations. Thinking about the "next chapter" is something you know you should do, but it keeps being put off. Yet, if you don’t ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Most business owners are focused on growth, impact, and ...

Solo owners and partners of small practices can end up working until they drop, selling their practice (including a merger leading to a fairly quick buy-out), transitioning the practice to long-time ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Having a well-defined exit strategy from day one is essential and gives entrepreneurs the power to dictate how they leave their business, ...

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