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How to Leave Your Business: A 5-Year Plan

Ask any former business owner whether it was harder to start their business or leave it, and you'll likely be surprised by the answer.

Sure, starting a business is extremely challenging, with any number of variables and unexpected obstacles that could trip up even the savviest entrepreneur. Getting out, however, can be even more complicated, for very different reasons. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Deciding to sell a business presents a whole host of questions that need answers. The biggest challenge I see when I talk to my clients is this: Are they ready to answer those questions honestly? Even more important, can

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