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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. This is why you should AIM: Always Innovate and Market.

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Here is Why You Need a Good Startup Exit Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). One often-overlooked exit strategy is simply to shutdown, close the business doors, and liquidate. To some, an exit strategy sounds negative. Liquidation and close.

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An IPO Exit Strategy Puts the Entrepreneur at Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

I recently reviewed a good summary of the advantages and disadvantages of an IPO exit strategy for startups in a widely-used textbook “ Entrepreneurship ,” by Robert Hisrich, Michael Peters, and Dean Shepherd. Their synopsis of the key risks should make you look hard for an alternate exit strategy: Increased risk of liability.

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The Ultimate Guide for Starting and Running a Business at Home

Up and Running

Develop a Business Plan. When developing a business plan, you want to decide on a model that fits your needs. Think about an exit strategy. But establishing an exit strategy is another important piece that forces you to look toward the future of your business.

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What’s the Difference Between a Small Business Venture and a Startup?

Up and Running

When I hear the word ‘startup’, my mind immediately begins playing a reel of a bunch of twenty-something year old web developers, huddled together in a retro office somewhere in the SF Bay Area. Difference #3 – planning for the ‘end’ or the exit strategy. The exit is what gives them a return.”

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14 Entrepreneurs Share Their Views on Writing a Business Plan or Not

Hearpreneur

That way you can focus on what's important and not worry about whether or not your marketing strategy or product development process makes sense. By conducting thorough market research and financial projections within a business plan , entrepreneurs can identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.

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Every Startup Goes Through Distinctive Funding Phases

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur needs help and support along the way, from developing the initial idea, to selling off the successful business (exit strategy). It won’t work, it costs time and money, and hurts your credibility when you need them later. Don’t waste your resources on the wrong ones.

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