Dr. Allen Nazeri says the best time to sell your business is when you start it, or today if you didn't. Buyers pay for future cash flow, so document your processes, build a leadership team that doesn't need you, and treat every hire as a replacement for yourself. Build a sellable business by building a great one.
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The best time to plan your exit was when you started. The second best time is today, even if you're not selling for 10 years. Here's the mindset shift: building a sellable business and building a great business are almost the same thing. Clean financials, documented processes, a leadership team that doesn't need you in every decision. Buyers are paying for future cash flow without you. So every hire you make to replace yourself, every system you document, Every recurring revenue contract you sign makes you more valuable. The owners who get the best exits didn't decide to sell and then scramble. They built with the end in mind. And when a buyer showed up, or they were ready, everything was already in place. What part of your business would a buyer question right now? Think about it and comment below. Follow for more frameworks to build a business that's worth buying.