Exit Strategies and Valuation: What Your Business Is Really Worth

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Every entrepreneur starts with an idea, but not everyone starts with the end in mind. Whether you realize it or not, every business is on a path toward some kind of exit—scaling up, merging, selling, passing the business on, or restructuring. In this episode we unpack the many exit pathways, explain valuation methods (EBITDA multiples, revenue multiples, discounted cash flow, asset-based valuation), and show how adjustments, systems, owner influence, and non-recurring factors shape what buyers will pay.

Learn why valuation is as much a story as a number, how market timing and perception affect offers, and practical steps entrepreneurs can take now to improve their options and outcomes when the time comes to exit.