Developing your business Exit Strategy

By Susan M. Jacksack, J.D., Staff Writer, Business Owner’s Toolkit
If you’ve been at all successful in your business, you’ve most likely put tremendous amounts of time, energy and plain old hard work into it. It’s probably one of your proudest achievements.

However, at some point you’re going to have to think about a subject that may seem completely foreign to you: What’s the best way to untangle yourself from the company that you’ve spent so much time putting together?

How much is your business worth?

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How to value your business
For starters, the value of your business should, of course, be greater than the total values of its hard assets. Unfortunately this is often not the case with many small businesses. But for a buyer, the key is typically that an ongoing business has everything necessary–equipment, location, and inventory if applicable, not to mention experienced employees, suppliers, business processes, and a customer list–all in place, in the right amounts for successful operation of the business.

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