Business Finance Terms, Explained Simply.

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What is Transition Planning?

Transition planning is the operational roadmap for handing over leadership, relationships, and institutional knowledge from the departing owner to whoever....

What are Succession Options?

Succession options are the specific paths available for transferring ownership of a business, to family, management, employees, or a third-party....

What is a Shareholders Agreement?

A shareholders agreement is a binding contract between the owners of a private corporation that governs their rights, obligations, and....

What is Risk Tolerance?

Risk tolerance in an exit planning context is the degree to which a business owner is willing to accept uncertainty,....

What is Retirement Planning for Business Owners?

Retirement planning for business owners is the process of building the personal financial resources needed to sustain the owner’s lifestyle....

What is Post-Exit Planning?

Post-exit planning is the preparation for life after the business, covering personal financial management, wealth deployment, identity, purpose, and legacy....

What is Phantom Equity?

Phantom equity is a compensation arrangement that gives key employees the economic benefit of ownership, a share of business value....

What is a Personal Financial Plan?

A personal financial plan is the comprehensive blueprint for how wealth, including business exit proceeds, will be invested, managed, and....

What is Owner Readiness?

Owner readiness is the personal and psychological dimension of exit preparedness, whether the owner is genuinely ready to let go....

What is a Management Buyout (MBO)?

A management buyout is a transaction in which the existing management team purchases the business from its current owner, typically....

What is a Liquidity Event?

A liquidity event is any transaction that converts illiquid ownership in a private business into cash or marketable assets, a....

What is Legacy Planning?

Legacy planning is the process of defining what a business, its wealth, and its impact will represent after the owner....