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Business Accounting

A New Breed of Private Equity Investors Present More Exit Options Than Ever for Entrepreneurs

While traditional private equity investors invest three quarters of their capital in large companies, a new breed of investors are focusing on owner-led small businesses.

By Atta Tarki

Thought Leaders

5 Tools to Help You Exit Your Digital Business

By Thomas Smale

Thought Leaders

Are You a Small Business Owner or an Entrepreneur?

By Maryam Mirnateghi

Building a Business

3 Signs It’s Time to Move on From Your Startup (and How to Get That Move Started)

By Terry Lammers

Business News

After the Exit Ramp: Preparing for a Smooth Reentry Into the Workforce

Technology moves fast and people who have left jobs to raise children may be left behind. But there are ways to catch up.

By Sandy Mobley

Thought Leaders

Your Startup Is Dying — Now What?

At a certain point, your best move is to admit defeat and move on.

By David Teten

Building a Business

Why You Should Resist the Allure of an Early Exit

Startups that are ready to become global brands don't have to settle -- they simply need to put their own plans first and build the future they see for themselves.

By Brady Fletcher

Business News

The NYC Bagel Shop That Blew Up Thanks to ‘Shark Tank’ Just Got Acquired for $34 Million

Bantam Bagels won funding from Lori Greiner to expand its business to retail.

By Stephen J. Bronner

Building a Business

Even If You Don’t Plan to IPO, You Should Run Your Business Like a Public Company

Any startup can learn from how Spotify, Dropbox and Uber prepared to go public.

By Karen Dempsey

Building a Business

They Were Acquired … and Then the Buyer Went Bust

The apparel startup Richer Poorer thought it had found the perfect deal, but then everything went wrong.

By Stephanie Schomer

Thought Leaders

The Downside of Greed: 90 Percent of Nothing Is Nothing

If you focus on making a bigger pie, you don't have to worry about the size of your slice.

By Keith Krach

Building a Business

IPO vs. Getting Acquired: What You Can Learn From Snap and Instagram’s Divergent Exit Strategies

It's important to know the costs and benefits of each approach.

By Rashmi Menon

Thought Leaders

Selling Your Business to Your Business Partner

Follow these tips for creating a deal to sell your business that both you and your business partner will be satisfied with.

By Mark J. Kohler

Buying a Franchise

Before You Enter into Franchising, Consider Your Exit

Having the end in mind at the start of your franchise adventure will give you peace of mind that when your exit comes, you'll be ready for it.

By Jim Judy

Thought Leaders

All the CEOs Who Stepped Down in 2017, and What You Can Learn From Them

Twenty-one executives from a wide variety of industries demonstrate what you should do when the time comes to leave.

By Nina Zipkin

Thought Leaders

6 Things You Must Know When Selling Your Business to a Third Party

Don't second guess your decisions when selling your business. Instead, follow this expert's advice for doing it right.

By Mark J. Kohler

Thought Leaders

The First 3 Steps You Need to Take When Selling Your Business

Find out what you have to do to prepare your business for sale.

By Mark J. Kohler

Thought Leaders

3 Signs It’s a Smart Time to Sell Your Online Business

Running a company takes one set of skills. Fully capitalizing on beckoning opportunities requires another -- and an awareness of your market.

By Shakir Akorede

Building a Business

The Entrepreneurial Exit Strategy — Prepare Yourself

Four tips to getting your house in order for your ideal buyer

By Candace Sjogren

Thought Leaders

How to Make Sure Your Business Keeps Running When You’re Ready to Walk Away

Realize you can't hold the reins forever.

By Bassam Samman

Building a Business

5 Ways to Lead Your Company to a Successful Exit

It may seem paradoxical, but the key to leading a company to a successful exit is not to focus on the exit at all.

By Ashok Narasimhan

Building a Business

Don’t Let a Cyber Attack Stand Between Your Company and a Successful Exit

Here are three best practices for enhancing security measures so that cyber attacks don't impede a desirable merger or acquisition.

By Greg Arnette

Business Accounting

Planning to Sell Your Company in a Few Years? You Have Work to Do Now.

Seven steps to getting the price that you want.

By Joanne Baginski

Building a Business

An M&A Wave Is Coming: 4 Ways to Determine Whether You Should Sell

This is a great time to sell but merger mania usually ends in a reversal of the tide painful for tech businesses that aren't profitable or growing.

By Frank Schilling

Building a Business

5 Steps to Positioning Your Tech-Enabled Company Now for a Successful Strategic Exit in 2 to 5 Years

Keeping a few key considerations in mind can help you better position your business for acquisition by a strategic or private equity buyer.

By Art Mertes

Business News

This Startup Got Bought in Reportedly Biggest Ecommerce Deal Ever

The deal supposedly beat out Walmart's purchase of Jet.com

By This Dog's Life

Building a Business

6 Tips From Tinder Execs on Finding Enough Success to Be Acquired

While acquisition should never be a founding goal, it sometimes becomes an option for strategic startups.

By Lydia Belanger

Business Accounting

The Art of Selecting an Investment Banker

The numbers are important, but your relationship with whom you are crunching the numbers with is even more important.

By Katie May

Building a Business

What to Do When You’re Why Your Company’s Growth Stalled

Just as you'd do after a bad relationship, when your company's growth reaches a plateau, take a look in the mirror and say, "Maybe it's me."

By Steve Little

Building a Business

5 Mistakes to Avoid During Exit Planning

For instance, have you ascertained the exact reason you're selling? Money may be the least of it.

By Thomas Smale