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Exit Planning
Articles for owners who are two to five years from a sale: what makes a business sellable, how to get yourself out of the middle of it, and what to fix before a buyer ever sees a number.
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Can AI Save the Lifestyle Business?
The lifestyle business was never the problem. Concentrated risk was. For the first time, that risk can be distributed without giving up…
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The Wabi-Sabi Exit: Why Imperfection Is Your Greatest Asset
Most founders spend the last chapter of ownership trying to erase the evidence of the journey. Due diligence finds it anyway. There…
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Rethinking the Silver Tsunami
The wave of retiring owners never arrived. It is a slow tide, and the reason owners stay put comes down to math,…
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect Shows Up in Business Sales Too
Low performers overestimate their ability. In a business exit, the owner’s confidence is often the very thing that keeps them from asking…