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How To Sell Your Business For Maximum Profit And Why It’s Best To Sell When Business Is Thriving

YoungUpstarts

The first culprit can be attributed to the fact that business owners don’t plan their exit strategy from day one. Most business owners don’t understand the importance of developing an exit strategy from day one. They want to see that a business is operating on all six cylinders.

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Want to Work for a Startup? 10 Questions to Ask Your Interviewer

mashable.com

Because there is often a lot at stake for a new company, its wise to ask where you will fit in among founders and first hires — and how you can make a direct impact on the companys success. What are your founders goals? If interviewing with a founder, Id ask what the founder hoped to gain from the venture.

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Gain Freedom With The Hands Off CEO Blueprint

Duct Tape Marketing

As a former business exit advisor, she crafts exit strategies, adding up to five figures to clients’ net profit monthly so they can focus on growth. John (04:26): So a lot of books consulting around this idea of scaling, making a business run without you really all come down to systems and process and operations.

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How to Pick the Right Attorney For Your Startup

Up and Running

You can’t underestimate the importance of selecting an attorney who “gets” your business model, your market opportunity, and most importantly, your fundraising and exit strategy. We shared all of this with our attorney before she helped us write our Operating Agreement (OA), so we assumed we were in good hands.

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5 Paths To Snag That Key Leader For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are a young startup founder, how do you find that CEO or other executive for your “dream team” to close on funding or complement your skills to kick start your company? The CEO must focus on key management team hires and assume a few mistakes which need to get fixed. Craft an operational plan and make it work.

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333 Million Reasons to Have an Exit Strategy Plan

Growthink Blog

I mean, that's a lot of money obviously, and Tiny Prints' founders will be walking away with more money than they know what to do with. For example, your strategic plan MUST include building operational systems that an acquirer would value. The process of preparing your company for sale is called "exit strategy planning."

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How To Choose An M&A Advisor When You’re Selling Your ‘Baby’

YoungUpstarts

During a transaction, company owners and founders are often bombarded with countless questions and requests for information under a strict timeframe. Not all personal accountants are accustomed to working on an M&A transaction, so make sure to hire someone expert in determining the valuation that makes sense for your particular company.