by Pamela Dennis | May 11, 2017 | Blog, Boomer Perspectives, Planning, Selling a Business, Transitions
I’m speaking soon to a group of business advisors about helping their clients gain a sense of urgency about exit planning, since only about 15 percent of business owners have a written plan. I was asked to be sure to think about the role of insurance. Insurance!? I...
by Pamela Dennis | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog, Boomer Perspectives, Encore, Growth, Planning, Selling a Business, Transitions
Getting Older, Letting Go, Moving Forward When I was selling my company, I was frequently asked, “What’s next?” or “What are your goals now?” I was only 55; surely I had big plans. When I was writing Exit Signs, I heard a constant question from Boomer owners young and...
by Pamela Dennis | Sep 8, 2016 | Blog, Boomer Perspectives, Encore, Planning, Selling a Business, Transitions
“Baby Boomer women are dreaming of retiring to Mars, while Baby Boomer men hope to retire to Venus.” — Sharon O’Brien, “How Baby Boomers Will Change Retirement” I’ve read that only 39 percent of married couples, in general, say they and their spouse share...
by Pamela Dennis | Aug 22, 2016 | Blog, Boomer Perspectives, Planning, Selling a Business, Transitions
Remember when summer vacation was about to end and going back to school was just around the corner? Summer sure went by fast. By late August it was time to check the back-to-school list, which “back in the day” was pretty simple: clothes and supplies. My family didn’t...
by Pamela Dennis | Jun 7, 2016 | Blog, Boomer Perspectives, Planning, Start-Ups, Transitions
I have been surprised by the number of times when speaking on exit strategies for retiring business owners I get asked the question, “What advice do you have for entrepreneurs starting a business?” I’ve thought back to what went through my mind in starting my business...
by Pamela Dennis | Apr 12, 2016 | Blog, Boomer Perspectives, Planning, Selling a Business, Transitions
The problem is all inside your head, she said to me, The answer is easy if you take it logically I’d like to help you in your struggle to be free There must be fifty ways to leave your lover… Just slip out the back, Jack Make a new plan, Stan You don’t...
