Businesses Say No to IPOs
Recent data suggests that fewer businesses consider IPOs as viable exit or capital strategy. Read more
Exit Strategies
Recent Exit Strategies Articles
Yes, You Still Can Go Public
London investors are hungry for U. S. IPOs. Here's what they're buying. Read more
What's Your Business Really Worth?
Before you try to sell, make sure you know what buyers want. Read more
A New Study Says Most Small Biz CEOs Lack Succession Plans
Leaders of fast growing small businesses plan on leaving their companies within 10 years. Read more
A New Study Says Most Small Biz CEOs Lack Succession Plans
Leaders of fast growing small businesses plan on leaving their companies within 10 years. Read more
An Entrepreneurial Education to Last a Lifetime
Raising happy, healthy -- and maybe entrepreneurial -- children. Read more
Hidden Assets
When I realized my land was worth as much as my business, I really fell in love with real estate. Read more
In this Issue
How much is your company worth in today's market? Wealth-building is one benefit of business ownership. Read more
The Ultimate Valuations Database
The Ultimate Valuations Database, Business Valuation Article. Read more
Cashing In
Profiles of four entrepreneurs who cashed in -- and what they bought. Read more
Valuations 2004: What's Your Company Worth Now?
How, and by whom, valuations are established. Read more
Judgment Day
One company builder opens his books to the experts. Read more
Selling Smart When Selling Off
There's a right way and a wrong way to sell your business ? and it has a lot to do with emotion. Five counterintuitive ideas will turn up the heat without ra... Read more
Loving the IPO Comeback
Yes, business owners should celebrate Google and the rest of this year's IPO class. But the reasons why may surprise you. Read more
IPO an Inner City 100 First
Molina Healthcare becomes the first Inc. Inner City 100 company to go public. Read more
Selling Your Business: A One-Shot Challenge
Selling your business requires just as much knowledge and energy as building it up, as the McNary's of Laketronics Inc. found out. Read more
How Much Should a Business Appraisal Cost?
The price should be driven by the purpose of the appraisal, the appraisers professional standards, and the appraiser's overhead. Read more
Valuation Method Examples
In this excerpt from Tom West's book, the "2003 Business Reference Guide" West illustrates and explains two methods used for valuing small businesses, the Mu... Read more
Priced to Sell
Here, Inc.com discusses pricing very small businesses to sell (less than $1 million in revenue) with appraisal experts, discovering the methods they most oft... Read more
More to It Than Numbers
Arriving at a sales price for your small business isn't as easy as it might seem. Read more
Behind the Numbers
Shannon Pratt knows what your company is worth. Introducing the dean of business valuation. Read more
Valuations 2003: What's Your Company Worth Now?
Knowledge is power, and knowledge of your company's value is the ultimate power tool. Here's what you need to calculate your own magic number. Read more
Retiring Minds
In today's tough market, selling stock to employees may be the smartest path to an exit strategy. Read more
The Down-Round Dilemma
Once a rarity, down rounds are becoming the norm among firms lucky enough to get venture capital funding. But is topping off the tanks worth the drop in valu... Read more
IncQuery: A Mother of a Problem
Help! My key manager is going out on maternity leave. Plus: What to do when you have only one customer, and how to figure out how to price your business. Read more
Think of the End at the Start
It's never too early to create an exit strategy. It will help shape decisions you make now and give you a clearer direction of how to grow your company. Read more
FYI: Dr. Wall Street
Not in recent memory has it been so difficult to gauge the prospects for going public, but a veteran entrepreneur helps clear things up. Read more
The Road to Wall Street
Everyone thinks an IPO is the last hurdle to success, and everyone has it all wrong. It's what happens after you go public that makes all the difference. Read more
Inc's Business for Sale Roundup: Nothing's Moving
Times are tough for business owners looking to sell, and it's not clear when things will rebound. One thing is clear: the sellers and buyers who thrive will ... Read more
IncQuery: Paths to Glory
Finding key executives, using franchising to expand nationally, and getting a read on your company's market value. Read more
Building to Sell
Right now might not be the best time to sell your business. But that doesn't mean you can't start getting it ready for sale. Read more
Business for Sale: Itching to Make Your Mark?
Looking to make your mark in business? Check out this rubber-stamp manufacturer. Read more
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. Read more
Business for Sale: Looking for Heady Growth?
Looking for heady growth? Check out this Utah-based restaurant and microbrewery. Read more
For Sale: The American Dream
Need help selling your company? Lots of folks out there claim they can help you get the most for your business. Don't believe everything you hear. Read more
