John Brown

The NFL is a tough business. Just ask veteran wide receiver John Brown and defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson, who were released by the Buffalo Bills.

C.J. Mosley appears to have left the Baltimore Ravens for the New York Jets, where he reportedly agreed to a five-year, $85 million deal.

For most owners, an essential precursor to their successful business exits is to create a business that is not dependent on them steering the ship.

Many business owners have unrealistic expectations of what their businesses are worth and what their income needs are in retirement. Read about the two surprises owners face when considering exiting their businesses.

Growing your customer base will make your company more valuable, more resilient, and more attractive to buyers when it comes time to sell.

When owners realize that their businesses aren’t worth enough to assure a financially secure post-exit life, they can become despondent or desperate. This post will help quell concerns by showing what you can do to make your business more valuable to buyers.

Many business owners wait to plan their business exits until they are ready to exit. In this post, I’ll explain why waiting until you are ready to exit to begin planning is damaging and why making sure that the business is ready for your exit is just as important to consider.

Without guidance from an Exit Planning expert and other specialist advisors it may be challenging to clear the roadblocks standing between you and a successful business exit.

How do you address business owners who want to exit now but whose companies aren’t worth enough to assure financial independence? This post will help you thread the needle by explaining how working part-time can solve the conflicts between when and for how much.

Perhaps the most complicated aspect of selling the business to a third party is determining whether a sale will allow you to achieve the goal of financial security. This post will guide you through some of the key questions and obstacles owners face when deciding to sell or hold their businesses.

Regardless of which Exit Path they choose, owners need to retain next-level management to run and grow the company after they exit. Learn about the 5 critical design elements that must be included in any incentive plan aimed at a successful, financially secure business exit.

Owners often run into two bottlenecks that prevent them from exiting their businesses: themselves and their management teams. This post explains how owners and their management teams prevent businesses from growing in value, and provides solutions to overcoming these common bottlenecks.

Most business owners would leave their businesses today if they could. Would you? This article will show you why owners stay in their businesses longer than they desire and what they can (and should) do to exit their businesses on their terms.

If a buyer offered you enough money to exit your business with financial independence today, would you sell? Learn how an accurate measurement of your current financial resources can determine how soon and successfully you can exit your business.

As owners prepare to exit their businesses, the goals they set for themselves and their businesses guide their Exit Planning Process.

Planning for a business exit is a complex, time-consuming but ultimately critical venture for business owners. Don't delay this process because you don't know where to begin.