Business Ownership Exit Strategies

What steps have you taken to leave your Business in Style?

Exit Planning helps business owners set, sort through, and achieve their exit objectives.  It enables owners to leave their companies when they want, to the successor they want, and with the amount of cash they need.
Without exception, every owner leaves his or her company.  Whether you do it in style depends on the specific exit planning actions you take before you leave.
"At some point, every owner leaves his or her business - voluntarily or otherwise,  At that time, every owner wants to receive the maximum amount of money in order to accomplish personal, financial and estate planning goals."  -John H. Brown, The Completely Revised How To Run Your Business So You Can Leave It In Style
If you see ownership change in your future, we can help you plan a successful business exit.  We can help you answer the seven planning questions located below and identify qualified advisors to help you through the process.

  Exit Planning involves answering "YES" to seven questions:

  1. Do you know your exact retirement goals and what it will take - in cash - to reach them?
  2. Do you know how much your business is worth today, in cash?
  3. Do you know the best way to maximize the income stream generated by your ownership interest?
  4. Do you know how to sell your business to a third party and pay the least possible taxes?
  5. Do you know how to transfer your business to family members, co-owners, or employees while paying the least possible taxes and enjoying maximum financial independence?
  6. Do you have a continuity plan for your business if the unexpected happens to you?
  7. Do you have a plan to secure financial independence for your family if the unexpected happens to you?

  What We Offer Business Owners

  • Experience and resources that allow us to guide owners through the Exit Planning process. 
  • No-cost initial consultations to explain how the Exit Planning Process works.
  • Access to state-of-the-art Exit Planning resources.
  • Through our process you will crystallize your goals and objectives and have a clear Action List stating action to be taken, due dates for each action and the name of the advisor responsible for its completion.
  • We maintain relationships with professionals in other disciplines experienced in the Exit Planning process.  We can help you find the advisor you need.
  • We present seminars on a variety of Exit Planning topics.