by scottsylvan | Feb 15, 2026 | podcast
**Episode 6 of the Business Growth and Exit Strategies Podcast** The biggest valuation haircut usually comes from the risks you do not even realize you are broadcasting. When someone does due diligence on your business, they take a fine-tooth comb to your processes...
by scottsylvan | Feb 15, 2026 | podcast
**Episode 1 of the Business Growth and Exit Strategies Podcast** You can grow revenue and still make your company worth less. That statement surprises most business owners. They believe revenue drives the multiple. But there is magic behind the scenes that happens...
by scottsylvan | Feb 15, 2026 | podcast
**Episode 5 of the Business Growth and Exit Strategies Podcast** If your business cannot run without you, buyers will not pay a premium. They will price your absence. A company that depends upon you as the founder, CEO, or president has definite problems when it comes...
by scottsylvan | Feb 15, 2026 | podcast
**Episode 4 of the Business Growth and Exit Strategies Podcast** Most businesses cannot be sold because they cannot be handed off. The magic thing to think about when it comes to selling your business is: can I hand off this business to somebody else? And how...
by scottsylvan | Feb 15, 2026 | podcast
**Episode 3 of the Business Growth and Exit Strategies Podcast** Most businesses are not sellable because they are built like jobs, not assets. If you are going to sell your company in the next two, three, four, or five years, you really want to consider: how do I...