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Ownership Transition

Every business owner will leave his business, whether he plans to or not. That's just an unfortunate fact of life. Isn't it much better to have planned an ownership transition or exit strategy when you and the business are thriving and while you have to time to establish your business to realize its best possible price?

Many business owners that I've worked with had reached the point where they wanted to leave their business. This was due to one or more of the following:

●	Working too many hours with too little in return.
●	Too little time for family and fun.
●	Not enough vacations.
●	Fed up hassling with either employees and/or government red tape.
●	Stress-related health problems such as burnout.
●	Now bored with your business.
●	Simply want a change.

Perhaps, you would like to get out, but can't because you haven't prepared a functional exit strategy. Even if you don't want to leave right now, you will someday. To obtain the best possible results from owning your business, it's best to prepare for your eventual departure as early as possible so that it's not forced upon you with unsatisfactory results.

I have successfully created and implemented ownership transition/exit strategies for business owners. I first apply my marketing, management performance enhancement, and strategic planning expertise to build sales and profits, and then to package the business to realize the best price at its sale. I work with owners to provide wise counsel, expertise across a broad spectrum, coaching, training and on-the-ground support to ensure that they receive the greatest value from the many years they spent building their businesses.

FREE Business Owners Stress Survey

If you in reading the paragraph above, found yourself nodding your head in agreement to one or more of the points mentioned, you might be interested in knowing exactly where you now stand along the Stress Scale. The information might amaze you, even if it doesn't your family.

Click here to download your copy of the Survey. Only you will know the results unless you choose to reveal them to others you know, like and trust.

Relevant Accomplishments

●	Ownership transition plan and marketing approaches for John Powell & Associates, Encinitas CA - subsequently purchased by PBS&J, a national firm.
●	Planned and negotiated sale of John S. Murk Engineers, a 40-person civil engineering firm in Carlsbad CA to Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc.
●	Returned leading CAD trade magazine in Vancouver BC to profitable operation through coaching the owner and prepared publication for sale that generated two offers.
●	Prepared Cascadia Wellness Clinic in Bellevue WA for ultimate sale to another chiropractor.