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be a win/win for us and an opportunity for someone else? where does she begin, monica? with an exit strategy that works for everyone, one of the big things to consider is just time. are you allowing for enough time for an early transition? the folks, employees, that s definitely a conversation. employees that work for you, are they going to have enough upside when there s new management, when there will be a new buyer in the business? so a lot of business owners zbl. what do you mean by upside? participate in some of the sale or keep their jobs? all of the above. are they going to be around and will they feel motivated to continue to do their jobs? with small businesses people stick around for reasons other than money. they have a relationship. they feel a level of stability. they like the culture. how can you make that transition more orderly? i think the big emphasis is tim
approach investors when you don t need them. so on that case, i think he wants to be a little bit early coupled with the more progress you make without them, the better bargaining position you re going to be in. and i would add, you should think about investors when you want to stop having full control of decisions. that s a really big part of it, too. you re used to doing your business, making decisions the way you make decisions. the minute you bring in an outside party it s just not your baby anymore. the answer may be never. frankly, it s not just investors. there are other options out there. growth capital. you can get all sorts of different options with debt that can help you get to where you want to go. pay for your accounts receivables. pay to grow your business. maybe never. and he s in a good position unlike many other companies. he is in good position where he has cash. finally, one more question about getting out of your business. how do i go about planning an exit st
ten ways. given he is at the top, all eyes will be on him. regardless of the short-term income i think he has peaked. a poll shows him holding firm at 20% among republican voters. where is the growth potential? i don t see it. particularly where a full 30% of republicans say there is no way they will ever support him. more likely the first star to fade in 2016 like michele bachmann herman cain and newt gingrich. if i m right, i doubt he has the resolution to hang on when it is pretty clear the race is unwinnable. the donald doesn t do second place, much less fifth, sixth or tenth in anything. what i can t fathom is his exit strategy. no way he tanks at the polls and goes quietly into the night, not with his ego. it has to be something big,
20% among republican voters, but where is the growth potential? i don t see it particularly where a full 30% of republicans say there is no way they will ever support him, and more likely is he will be the first star to fade-in 2016 like bachmann and gingrich did in 2012. if i am right, i can t fathom his exit strategy. no way he tanks in the polls or makes a concession speech and goes quietly into 7 night. not with his ego. it has to be something big and grandiose. perot later said he withdrew