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Paragon Solutions—Exit Strategy
When an entrepreneur considers her long-term goals, it’s not unusual for her to dream of selling her business and enjoying a lush retirement. Business experts say that business owners should have an exit strategy from the beginning, but only 44% of all business owners have one at any stage of business. To make a retirement dream a reality takes extensive and thoughtful planning.
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Ace Lock, Inc.—Achieving Balance
Entrepreneurs are well aware of the extraordinary amount of time and energy it takes to build a successful business. However, achieving balance between work and a personal life is important not only for themselves, but for their employees and businesses. Entrepreneurs first need to realize the importance of attaining balance, determine how to accomplish it and then work to sustain it.
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Health Care Visions—Going it Alone
Entrepreneurs are rarely prepared for the isolation they feel as business owners. While being the boss certainly has its perks, it also means there is no superior to praise you or to offer you constructive criticism without fear of repercussions. And there is no one on your level to provide support. It may sound cliché, but it is true, “it’s lonely at the top.”
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Castcon-Stone, Inc.—Expanding Capacity
There comes a point in most successful business owners’ lives when they need to decide whether they are happy with the status quo, or are ready to expand and take advantage of growing opportunities. If they decide to expand, they must be able to balance growth and financial risk. Castcon-Stone, Inc.’s owners had made the decision to grow when they came to PowerLink.
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