Exit Planning Services
Exit Planning Services
The Exit Planning Institute describes exit planning as a holistic process that simultaneously considers:
The business owner’s personal objectives for life after selling his or her business (the “Retirement Lifestyle”)
The wealth the business owner will need to support the desired Retirement Lifestyle
The wealth the business owner has, including the value of the business which will be sold to fund the business owner’s retirement lifestyle (the owner’s “Wealth Gap”)
The difference between the value of the business today and the value at which it needs to be sold in order to close the Wealth Gap (the business’ “Value Gap”)
The Exit Planning Institute confers the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (“CEPA”) credential on individuals who successfully complete its exit planning course. People who have earned the CEPA credential tend to have specialties as personal or business advisors including:
Wealth management advisors
CPA’s, Enrolled Agents (“EAs”) and other accounting and tax professionals
Tax and Merger and Acquisition attorneys
Business valuation professionals
Business coaches
Marketing professionals
Business brokers
Family counselors
Not all of these specialists are needed for development and execution of a business exit plan but engagement of key exit planning advisors can significantly improve the outcome of a business owner’s exit from a business
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