Not long ago, I was visiting with the president of a green industry business.  He was recounting to me the steps that he had taken to weather the economic downturn.  Those steps had included at least two rounds of down-sizing along with other belt-tightening steps.  One of the things that he said that particularly...

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This article is another in our series on Exit Planning in the Green Industry.  Last month, we focused on understanding the value and marketability of your business.  This article focuses on steps you can take to enhance the value and marketability of your business over time. Assuming you are not in a situation of...

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This is the third in a series of articles on the topic of Exit Planning in the Green Industry.  This article focuses on understanding the value of your business. Understanding the value of your business is a key component of the exit planning process because it defines the defines the business that you will...

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This is the second in a series of articles on exit planning in the green industry.  This article will focus on what we consider to be the first step in effective exit planning, which is understanding your objectives. Understanding your own objectives may not be quite as simple as it may appear. I thought...

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