We have found that entrepreneurs can fall into a trap; they fantasize their entire life about a liquidity event (selling their business), believing their life’s work will be validated when that happens. Yet the grass is not always greener on the other side.

Most of them know they cannot realize a return on capital outside the business that remotely resembles the profit they’ve earned in a midmarket company. Plus, they need to find something else to do. This white paper provides a model for how you can prepare your business and yourself for an eventual exit.