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Chart depicting survey on why small-business owners want to sell their companies.
NOVEMBER 1990
Why small business owners want to sell
Boredom/burnout 54%
Lack of capital 11%
Children have no 10%
interest in running
the business
Desire for liquidity 10%
Age and health 8%
Other interest 7%
Source: Survey of 450 owners of small and midsize businesses who are prospective sellers. The Geneva Cos., Irvine, Calif., 1990.
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