Smart founders don't wait until they're ready to sell to think about an exit. They build companies designed to scale and create leverage long before a transaction is on the table.

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In the United States, 8 out of every 10 businesses will never sell because their owners have not prepared the companies for their departure. There are over 128,000 plumbing companies in the United ...

Many owners of SME are unprepared, unaware and under‑advised when it comes to exit. Advisers who close these gaps can create enormous value.

As many small business owners prepare to sell or close their businesses, it’s important to have an exit plan in place. Courtney Kincaid, the President and CEO of the Indiana CPA Society, says exit ...

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There are over 117,000 air conditioning and heating contractor companies in the United States, and one thing all of those owners have in common is that they will one day exit their business. The ...

Reliance on a few vendors isn’t as risky as it used to be, so long as organizations continue to assess alternatives. The report found financial institutions increasingly use third-party cloud and AI ...