by Pamela Dennis | Mar 2, 2015 | Blog, Selling a Business, Transitions
You have three goals in selling your business: profit—a return on all that passion and investment; pride in what you built; and a legacy that others can build upon. Your Exit Strategy helps you achieve those goals, but it takes your leadership to assure them. Your...
by Pamela Dennis | Feb 15, 2015 | Blog, Transitions
My last blog post focused on the post-exit identity crisis, the “Who am I if not my company?” question. I wrote about business owners who might feel lost in transition between the nametag they have always worn—“Business Owner”—and a new tag without a title. I...
by Pamela Dennis | Feb 1, 2015 | Blog, Transitions
My elderly mother recently had to stop driving and sell her car. She didn’t learn to drive until she was over 30, and driving her first car symbolized her identity as an independent, modern woman. Now that symbol was gone. And while there were alternate routes to get...
by Pamela Dennis | Jan 4, 2015 | Blog, Transitions
We all dislike road hazards that can delay, cause an accident or create a detour. They exist too in planning the sale of your company. But business hazards usually lack good signage. So like good drivers, you look ahead to find early warning signs and alternate...
by Pamela Dennis | Dec 1, 2014 | Transitions
I saw this road sign driving in Scotland last year. It made me stop, back up, and take a picture. In the midst of writing my book Exit Signs, it was so relevant and poignant. Leaving your business, perhaps after decades, can make you think you must really, finally...
