Book Review
For all those women entrepreneurs who have built a business and a brand, but for whatever reason now need to plan their successful exit, help is at hand thanks to the great new book Poised for Exit: A Woman Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Transition by Julie Keyes.
Author and entrepreneur Julie Keyes believes that regardless of your age, gender, industry, or company size, you will eventually need to exit from your business. How well you exit is largely dependent upon how well and early you plan. Julie’s new book, Poised for Exit: A Woman Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Transition, is meant to help prepare you and your firm for an exit based on your own terms.
Your business exit will likely be the biggest financial transaction of your life, and for the majority, you have one shot at doing it right. The tools and checklists in Poised for Exit: A Woman Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Transition are meant to help you lay some of the groundwork. It will also give you a guide for what comes after an exit.
Author Quotes
This book is meant to help prepare you and your firm for an exit based on your own terms.
Regardless of your age, gender, industry or company size, you will eventually need to exit from your business. How well you exit is largely dependent upon how well and early you plan.
Your business exit will likely be the biggest financial transaction of your life, and for the majority, you have one shot at doing it right.
About the author
Julie Keyes is a national speaker, teacher, business consultant and Certified Exit Planner. As a life-long entrepreneur, and current faculty member for Hoopis Performance Network and the Exit Planning Institute, she brings an uncommon set of skills and talent to every speaking and consulting engagement. Julie is the owner of KeyeStrategies, a small business advisory firm, and she has recently launched her own podcast show titled Poised for Exit. Her mission with every reader, client or audience member is to unpack the mystery of Business Exit Planning, explain the process and provide a road map for succession that owners can understand, and advisers can implement. Her mission is to help entrepreneurs exit on their own terms and not someone else’s.
Why LoA loves it…
Exiting a business you have built over many years with your blood, sweat and tears can be a difficult process, emotionally and practically. Julie Keyes is someone who knows this journey well, having done it herself in her own business, and her book harnesses all her personal experience and knowledge to provide a roadmap for others to follow. She has written it as a way of helping women entrepreneurs to navigate the tricky exit waters early and as successfully as possible, so they can move onto the next act of their lives. This is a must-read book for all those women entrepreneurs who are contemplating exiting their businesses and need a roadmap to follow through to successful handover. — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa