by Stephen Pascarella | May 15, 2024 | Exit Planning
The illiquid nature of private businesses often forces owners to wonder where their investment dollars truly are. A company is valued by the cash flows that it produces, the people and the products that it sells and delivers, and the revenues it generates. To make a...
by Stephen Pascarella | May 1, 2024 | Exit Planning
When looking back at why you built the business you did, it is important to consider the benefits you wanted to receive. What you may not have forecasted in your initial aspirations were the burdens that would accompany your success. Business owners carry with them...
by Stephen Pascarella | Apr 3, 2024 | Exit Planning
When considering who will own your business after you, it is critically important that you are able to see that your future owner will face the same challenges that you face and will be looking for the same reward that you are looking for from the ownership of your...
by Stephen Pascarella | Apr 3, 2024 | Exit Planning
Most business owners who are asked about their exit plans will reply that they want to exit their business ‘in about 5 years’. Oftentimes, 5 years later, the same owner will give the same answer to the same question. In reality, the 5-year window is a subconscious...
by Stephen Pascarella | Mar 6, 2024 | Exit Planning
Business owners who are thinking about exiting their business will often want to compare their potential exits to other owners who have been through an exit. A potential problem in trying to analyze someone’s exit process is that the results, not the process, are...