{"id":1497,"date":"2013-06-21T00:10:34","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T00:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shanecampbellcfo.com\/?p=416"},"modified":"2023-10-05T21:09:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T21:09:16","slug":"when-is-a-good-time-to-sell-my-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/shane-campbell\/sell-my-business\/","title":{"rendered":"When is a good time to sell my business?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That question is best answered by starting with the end in mind. \u00a0How much money, after tax, must your business sell for in order to create a nest egg sufficient for you to live the lifestyle you want to live after the sale?\u00a0 That\u2019s the starting point.\u00a0 Now compare that price to what your business is currently worth.\u00a0 The gap between the current value and the selling price you need will determine when it will be time to sell.<\/p>\n<p>The gap can best be addressed by assembling a sound business plan that helps get you from where you are to where you want to be.\u00a0 I have two clients that have made this determination, and are now focused on executing their business plans which get them from point A to point B.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That question is best answered by starting with the end in mind. \u00a0How much money, after tax, must your business sell for in order to create a nest egg sufficient for you to live the lifestyle you want to live after the sale?\u00a0 That\u2019s the starting point.\u00a0 Now compare that price to what your business&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When is a good time to sell my business? 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