Smart Exit : America Publishing Company : 9781586000004 : 1586000004 : 17 May 2016 : Become your firm's venture capitalist. Map your succession. Decide your date, dollar, and method. Then, execute that plan! Every business owner needs a destination port toward which they're sailing. That port must be beyond just operating profitably. The "successful" owner must groom staff, mentor a new leader, and transfer ownership with a healthy retirement account for their years of effort. Good teachers have students who become greater still. Socrates had Plato, who's student was Aristotle, who taught Alexander the Great. How great can you engender your successor to become? Business owners of any age must be prepared for surprises. Always have a job progression plan for staff and career progression for yourself. Venture capitalists plan their exit as they plan their entrance into a new firm. Starting tomorrow, set in motion your way out of today's business into your next opportunity. Teach your sta