If you’re like most manufacturing CEOs, your fingerprints are on every part of the business. You make key decisions, manage important relationships, and step in when operations get off track. That level of involvement may have built the business. But over time, it can create a serious risk. One of the most common issues
Most business owners don’t think seriously about exit planning until they have to. By then, the risks are already built into the business. For middle-market business owners, the absence of a clear exit strategy isn’t just a future issue—it’s a current vulnerability. If you’re not actively preparing your business for a future transition, you
Most business owners have heard some version of the “5 steps to a successful exit.” Prepare your financials. Find a buyer. Negotiate. Close. On the surface, it sounds straightforward. But in reality, most exits don’t break down because owners missed a step. They break down because something surfaces during the process that no one
