Selling Your Business for Big Profit – Laurie Barkman on Everyday MBA Podcast

Succession Stories| Appearances| Sell or Transition

March 01, 2021•0 min read

Laurie Barkman discusses perspectives and strategies needed to grow and sell your business for big profit. Laurie is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University and the CEO and founder of SmallDotBig, a value acceleration and growth advisory firm working with business owners to maximize company value and return. It’s one thing to start a business, but another to grow that business…and yet another to successfully sell your business for a profit. Listen for action items you can use today.

Podcast Host, Kevin Craine

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Laurie Barkman

Laurie Barkman, The Business Transition Sherpa, emphasizes the importance of planning for the exit of a business, citing that only 20% of companies in the lower middle market have an intention to sell. She highlights the need for an ownership succession plan, estimating the value of the business, addressing risk tripwires, and embracing a sell-ready mindset.

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