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Business Operations & Logistics

Don’t Regret Selling Your Internet Business

Taxes, a better plan and an exit strategy. Think about these things before handing over the keys.

By Mark Daoust

Building a Business

How to Make a Lucrative Business Exit From 5 Entrepreneurs Who’ve Done It

By Thomas Smale

Building a Business

An ‘Acquisition Aficionado’ Offers 3 Tips on When to Cash Out vs. Double Down

By Jeff Margolis

Business Accounting

The High Costs of Your Exit Strategy

By Steph Wagner

Building a Business

3 Ways to Get Big Spenders to Acquire Your Startup

To get the exit your startup deserves, expand your definition of your ideal buyer and understand what makes you the perfect catch, so you'll know where to invest your time, money and attention.

By Steve Little

Building a Business

Now Is the Time to Think About Your Small-Business Succession Plan

Will you be leaving control of your company to family or your employees? Or will you just sell it to an interested party?

By Stephen Sheinbaum

Building a Business

The 6 Types of Buyers for Your Business

Educating yourself on each buyer type is one of the first steps in beginning to plan the sale of your company.

By Peter Lehrman

Building a Business

Here Are 6 Considerations When You’re Thinking of Selling Your Business

Incredible opportunity, both personal and professional, can come from a sale. But you've also got to be prepared for what lies ahead.

By Nellie Akalp

Building a Business

Why You Need an Exit Strategy for Your Business

It turns out, without a detailed exit strategy, I have been working harder, not smarter, with no real plan for the end.

By Deborah Mitchell

Building a Business

3 Reasons You Should Sell Your Business

Owners who ponder over selling their business do not always do so out of financial desperation or trouble but usually because they are looking for the next opportunity.

By Pamela Wasley

Building a Business

5 Tough Choices You’ll Face as an Entrepreneur

As a business owner, you are singularly responsible for making all the decisions.

Building a Business

Reduce These 9 Startup Risks for a Better Shot at Investor Funding

Entrepreneurs can build leverage during negotiations by addressing these common causes of funders' anxieties.

By Peter Gasca

Building a Business

9 Keys to Ensuring Your Business Continues to Succeed Without You

A millionaire who retired at 27 shares his tips to setting up your company to run under a leader of your choice.

By Brenton Hayden

Business Accounting

7 Calculations to Consider to Retire Comfortably

First, figure out your number. Then determine how much you need to sell your business for to reach it.

By Doug and Polly White

Thought Leaders

4 Ways to Build the Mental Fortitude Needed to Transition From Your Business

When it's time to walk away, you must figure out your options and prepare yourself for a big chance.

By Stacy Feiner

Sustainability

Nonprofits, and Businesses, Can Be Self-Sustaining. Just Think 100 Years Ahead.

"Everything seems possible in a 100 years, so it's both useful and important to focus the big vision," says the head of a digital agency.

By Adam Callinan

Building a Business

9 Questions You Should Ask Before Hiring a Business Broker

Hiring the wrong broker can be the difference between not selling at all and selling for a price you are satisfied with.

By Thomas Smale

Building a Business

6 Things You Must Know Before Selling Your Business

Getting it wrong before you start can ruin any hopes of a sale and can mean many months of your time wasted.

By Thomas Smale

Building a Business

2 Things Entrepreneurs Should Not Worry About

You will find yourself answering "I don't know" to two questions. And that's quite OK.

By Greg Shugar

Business Accounting

5 Things Business Owners Should Keep in Mind With Succession Planning

Being properly prepared puts the company leader in the best vantage point even if a sale is not immediately on the horizon.

By Michelle Brennan Hall

Building a Business

5 Legal Steps to Take to Shutter Your Business

It can be a hard decision to close up shop, but make sure you do it properly if it comes down to it.

By Nellie Akalp

Building a Business

First Steps: Writing the Executive Summary of Your Business Plan

This quick guide offers tips that will help you create the executive summary for your business plan.

By Teresa Ciulla

Thought Leaders

3 Reasons I Decided to Leave the Company I Co-Founded

One entrepreneur explains how he came to the difficult decision to step away and leave the company he loves and helped to build.

By Scott Dudelson

Buying a Franchise

Why It’s Key for Franchisees to Have an Exit Strategy

You may not realize it when you buy a franchise, but franchising is a journey. And, every journey must eventually come to an end.

By Joel Hall

Building a Business

5 Things to Do Before Saying ‘I Do’ to a Business Partner

When you meet a potential partner your personalities may click and your goals may be identical, but to have a successful relationship, clarity is key.

By Deborah Mitchell