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Harvest Time

Reaping What You’ve Sown

Key Topics Covered in This Chapter

three reasons for cashing out

the advantages and shortcomings of various harvesting mechanisms

methods for valuing the entrepreneur’s investment

 

SOME ENTREPRENEURS pass on their businesses to family members. The majority, however, eventually look for an opportunity to harvest the monetary value they have created—value that is locked up in the enterprise. This chapter examines the motivations that lead to harvesting, the primary mechanisms for doing so, and the methods used to determine business value.

Why Entrepreneurs Cash Out

There are probably as many reasons ...

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