Exit Strategies


A Deal Falls Through

Norm Brodsky's plans change when a deal to sell his company -- again -- falls through

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What's Your Company Worth? Ask an Algorithm.

A start-up called YouNoodle is developing an algorithm that, it claims, can precisely calculate the value of a business.

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The Exit Strategy: Cashing Out and Other Premeditated Escapes

A would-be entrepreneur reveals the upside of developing an exit strategy while planning a market entry.

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Exiting Through an Initial Public Offering

Although this exit strategy is an option for only a select group of entrepreneurial companies, its rewards are well worth the careful planning required.

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A Buyer's Market: What Is Your Business Worth Now?

As part of Inc.'s 2009 guide to business valuations, we look at why now is a great time to buy a business

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Recent Exit Strategies Articles

Street Smarts: The Rule of Three

Anticipating the torpedoes that can sink a deal  Read story

How Much Is Your Business Worth?

Most entrepreneurs don't know the true value of their business, report finds.  Read story

Two IPOs Beat the Odds

OpenTable and SolarWinds go public and see their initial public offerings soar.  Read story

A New Way to Cash Out

Private companies or their employees now have a new way to sell shares  Read story

Business For Sale: A Tennessee Sawmill

The owner of a Tennessee sawmill wants to sell his business for $850,000 in order to become a minister  Read story

Business For Sale Update: Baker Glass

What's happened to Baker Glass, a Nashville glass installation company, since it was up for sale in November 2007.   Read story

Business for Sale: An Audio-Book Publisher for $1.14 Million

Made for Success is being sold for $1.14 million.  Read story

Fewer Small Businesses for Sale

Owners are waiting for the economy to improve before putting their companies on the market, BizBuySell reports.  Read story

IPO Market Declines Continue

Investors are taking a wait and see approach to the economy, market watchers say.  Read story

Venture-Backed IPOs Tanking

Just one VC-backed company went public over the past two quarters, as investors wait for the market to rebound.  Read story