Developing an Exit Strategy.

Authors Avatar

Developing an Exit Strategy 

Entrepreneurs choose to exit their businesses for a variety of reasons—personal, financial, and professional. Whatever your reasons are for exiting your business, it's important that you carefully develop your exit strategy. How you handle your exit can impact your financial well-being and sense of personal satisfaction. It can also affect those you care about—your employees, partners, and customers.

In this milestone, you'll clarify your primary reason for leaving your business. You'll then review the major exit strategies available and choose the one that works best for you. Finally, you'll identify a time frame for implementing your exit strategy.

Action 1: Clarify Your Reasons for Exiting Your Business

Action 2: Select an Exit Strategy

Action 3: Determine Your Exit Time Frame

Join now!

Action 3: Determine Your Exit Time Frame

Once you've decided on an exit strategy, your next step is to select an appropriate time frame for implementing your exit plans. Some strategies require a true sense of urgency and an immediate plan of action. Others are longer-term, giving you more time to prepare and the chance to be more selective.

This is a preview of the whole essay