Books about selling a company or planning an exit: valuation, getting a business ready to sell, finding buyers and handing it over. The authors are advisors, bankers and owners who have been through the sale themselves.
This list holds 10 books published between 2021 and 2024, 3 with an audiobook edition. A book is on it only when selling or exiting a business is a central subject of the book, judged from the book's own description, not when it comes up in passing. The most-rated on Amazon come first.
Adam Coffey · 2021 · Audiobook
From the bestselling author of The Private Equity Playbook comes Adam Coffey’s second offering, The Exit-Strategy Playbook. Explore the universe of potential buyers. Learn how to assemble a team of expert advisors to prepare your business for sale. Walk step…
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Joe Valley · 2021
"The EXITpreneur’s Playbook is the ultimate guide to selling an online business. We all need to transition our businesses someday, and those that learn from this book will have a smoother experience, an improved deal structure, and a stronger bank account.”…
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Rem Oculee · 2024
You've invested considerable time and effort into your business, yet you feel like you're on a hamster wheel. Your profits aren't meeting your expectations. Your company consumes the majority of your free time. Moreover, if you opt to sell, buyers might only…
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How to Finance Your Future Today
Patrick Donohue · 2022
WARNING: Investors and lenders do not want you to read this book! With trillions of dollars at stake, those who own and control investment capital profit handsomely by severely undervaluing privately held businesses. Lenders lure you with teaser rates.…
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How to Sell Your Startup, Maximize Your Return and Build Your Legacy
Mert Iseri · 2022 · Audiobook
Before you sell your company, even the odds. While a successful entrepreneur may exit a handful of companies in their lifetime, large buyers close deals all the time. Without decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions, founders don’t have the tools…
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The Entrepreneur’s Business Success(ion) Planner: A Blueprint for Wealth Guide
Wayne Zell · 2023 · Audiobook
You are trying to get the most out of the exit from your business. You built it, so make sure you can exit on your terms. Don’t leave money on the table. No matter where you are in your company’s journey, the time to create an extensive exit plan is today. …
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Jonathan Goldhill
You know how to run your own business, right? But do you know the secrets of scale and innovation to take the company to the next level? According to Deloitte, the next generation of family business leaders intend to make changes when they take over:80% say…
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Shiv Narayanan · 2024
Exiting a business is a life-changing event for a founder. Yet most founders never get there. The number one reason? Their revenue isn’t predictable enough. What most founders don’t realize is how close they are to achieving the exit of their dreams. Revenue…
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Alex Carter · 2022
Is it time to exit your business? Half of business owners don’t know how to successfully leave their company. Why? People usually focus on building companies, not leaving them. Succession planning is complicated, and after all the work you’ve put in, it can…
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Paul Franco · 2024
You’ve spent your career preparing clients for retirement, but are you prepared for your own? The strategies that could make or break you when selling your practice as a financial advisor are easy to overlook. From succession planning and exit strategies to…
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