Exit Strategies for Social Entrepreneurs
When your business has a heartfelt social mission, the concept of "selling out" takes on a whole different meaning. Read more
Exit Strategies
Recent Exit Strategies Articles
Making Your Business Sellable 
Serial entrepreneur John Warrillow answers reader questions on how to build value in your business. Watch video
How to Choose an Exit Strategy
When you need to decide on an exit strategy for your business, here are factors to consider and tips for choosing the one that's best for you. Read more
How to Find Out What Your Business Is Really Worth
Whether you want to sell or not, it’s natural to wonder what your business could fetch on the market. Entrepreneur John Warrillow offers up some resources. Read more
9 Things to Know Before Going Public
Many business owners dream of taking their companies public, but serial entrepreneur John Warrillow warns there are plenty of reasons to think twice about it. Read more
Business for Sale: A Flooring and Remodeling Store
Would you pay $318,000 to buy this California retailer? Read more
Taking Advantage of a Percolating IPO Market
The IPO market bounced back this year, enabling a backlog of promising companies, including several on this year's Inc. 5000, to go public. Read more
What Private Equity Wants – And What You Risk
Serial entrepreneur John Warrillow examines some pros and cons of selling a stake in your business to a private equity firm. Read more
Making Private Equity's Short List
Getting approached by a private equity buyer is exciting stuff, but your chances of actually being bought are slim. Here's just how slim. Read more
Demand Media's Curious IPO
Turns out Demand Media is not profitable, according to the company's IPO filing. In fact, the red-hot media start-up lost $22 million last year on $114 milli... Read more
Skype Calls for IPO
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ... Read more
Inc. 500 Alum 2Wire Snapped Up
Tech company founded in 1998 is bought by British firm Pace for nearly a half billion dollars as broadband booms. Read more
Education Start-up SynapticMash Acquired for $10 Million
The three-year-old company's founder came to educational software thanks partly to volunteer work -- and a life-changing accident. Read more
Handbag Maker Vera Bradley Files for IPO
The iconic summer handbag company was founded in an Indiana basement with just $250 in start-up capital. Read more
VC-backed IPOs Still Struggling
More venture-backed companies are going public, sure. But those aren’t the only numbers you should be watching. Read more
Case Study: When a Married Couple Disagree
Tom Pastorius wanted to buy back his business, Penn Brewery. His wife Mary Beth was not so sure. Read more
Business for Sale: An Ohio Golf Course
For $2.5 million, a buyer can have any tee time he or she wants. Read more
The Return of the IPO
Investors are betting on high-growth start-ups. Read more
Woot Acquired by Amazon.com
Fresh on the heels of the Zappos.com acquisition, the deal-a-day pioneer Matt Rutledge of Woot.com sells his company to Amazon.com. Read more
10 Tips for Planning Your Exit
Expert pointers on the details of selling a business, planning an IPO, and choosing a successor. Read more
Reasons to Sell Your Business Before You're Ready to Retire
You don't have to hold onto your business until your working days are done. Here are some reasons why "retirement" and "exit planning" shouldn't be synonymous. Read more
Tesla IPO Goal: $178 Million
If it hits the high end of its target range, Elon Musk's electric carmaker would be valued at $1.5 billion. Read more
Selling a Business Is Not a DIY Project
If you're serious about selling your business - especially to a larger company - going it alone is a bad idea for a number of reasons. Read more
Leadership Development: Who's Next?
Tracy Hart, CEO of the $121 million general-contracting company Tarlton Corp. in St. Louis wants to be prepared. So she is drawing up succession plans for ... Read more
How Will the IPO Market Treat Zipcar?
Despite strong revenue gains, the car-sharing service has yet to turn an annual profit, faces increased competition, and has a tricky merger to execute. Read more
Why I Sold Zappos
Tony Hsieh built his online shoe retailer into an e-commerce powerhouse. But with credit tightening and investors eyeing the exits, Hsieh was forced to ask: ... Read more
Business for Sale: A Motorcycle Accessories Shop
Would you pay $1.3 million to buy this Arkansas retailer? Read more
Cargas Systems: Chip Cargas
It’s a good sign when employees are eager to invest in their company, and at Cargas Systems, 95 percent of employees have dug their own money into company ... Read more
Smashbox Beauty Cosmetics Snapped Up by Estee Lauder
Privately held makeup brand's digital and social media presence draws in cosmetic giant's interest. Read more
How to Hammer Out Deal Terms Like Warren Buffett
In the early stages of selling your business, you're better off taking cues from the Oracle of Omaha and keeping the lawyers away from the negotiations. Read more
Squeezing the Best Valuation Out of a Buyer
Getting the highest valuation for your business means negotiating for more than just the multiple. Read more
Business for Sale: A New Jersey TV Station
A low-power TV station that broadcasts lots of high school sports and town hall meetings is on the market for $2.5 million. Read more
Norm Brodsky on Exit Strategies
Planning to sell your business as you get closer to retirement Read more
How to Create an Estate Plan
For most entrepreneurs, their biggest asset is often their business. Taking steps to protect that asset now is one of the smartest things you can do as a bus... Read more
How to Prepare a Company for an Initial Public Offering
An initial public offering of stock can be viewed as the definitive sign of a company's success. Here is a look at the steps a company can take to prepare fo... Read more
