SMALL BUSINESS EXIT
STRATEGIES
WWW.SMALLBUSINESSSOLVER.COM
IF WANT MONEY NOW,
GET A JOB.
Carla
Langhorst
@business
solver
WHAT WILL WE COVER?
6 Small Business Exit Strategies
- Overview of how each works
- Examples
- Keys to success
WHY AN
EXIT?
T YPES OF EXIT STRATEGIES
Golden
Parachute
Simple Stop
/ Liquidation
Selling to
Another
Entrepreneur
/ Buy Out
Merger /
Acquisition
Initial Public
Offering
GOLDEN
PARACHUTE
-
Pay o ut
l a rg e
s a l aries
La rg e
bo n us es
E x pe n ses
E xa m ple:
-
Tra n s por t
Co m pa ny
N i ke
GET A GREAT TAX
ACCOUNTANT.
TOP DO
SIMPLE
STOP
- Liquidate the
assets of the
business
Example:
-
Restaurant
CLOSING CAN BE BIG
MONEY.
TOP DO
SELL
- Sell to
someone
that you have
a
relationship
with.
Example:
-
Café
Dental
of fice
START TARGETING
THESE PEOPLE EARLY.
TOP DO
ACQUISITION
- Liquidate the
assets of the
business
Example:
-
Instagram
Brick
PAPERWORK &
PROCESS MATTER.
TOP DO
IPO
- Selling
shares for
the first
time
Example:
-
Facebook
Tea
company
GET THE VALUE RIGHT.
TOP DO
T YPES OF EXIT STRATEGIES
Golden
Parachutes
Simple Stop
/ Liquidation
Selling to
Another
Entrepreneur
/ Buy Out
Merger /
Acquisition
Initial Public
Offering
FAMILY
EMPIRE
- Create and
pass on the
business
through
generations
Example:
-
Weston
Roger s
WORRY ABOUT
SUCCESSION EARLY.
TOP DO
IF WANT MONEY NOW,
GET A JOB.
Carla
Langhorst
@business
solver
SMALL BUSINESS EXIT
STRATEGIES
WWW.SMALLBUSINESSSOLVER.COM