Business Exit Planning in New Zealand

Bruce McGechan literally wrote the book on exit planning in New Zealand. Below are the first four chapters of the book explaining the core concepts of exit planning from a New Zealand perspective. Most Businesses Don’t Sell (Chapter 1) I really liked my client. He was a hard-working entrepreneur who built a business that offered […]

Personal Financial Planning for the Business Owner

When you are preparing to sell a business through an exit planning process you consider “three legs of a three-legged stool” (Chris Snider). The first leg is the business itself, the next leg is your personal life-after-sale readiness, and the last leg is your personal financial readiness. If all three legs are not ready to […]

How to avoid Business Owner Seller Remorse and an Unhappy Retirement

Being a business owner can be all-consuming with no time to think about life-after-business. And yet, when you exit the business you find those 60 hours weeks are now left with…what exactly? Those highs and lows you get from the business are replaced with golf and… It’s said that people retire and go through the […]