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...
by scottsylvan | Feb 15, 2026 | podcast
* **Episode 2 of the Business Growth and Exit Strategies Podcast** Revenue growth can go up while enterprise value goes down. A lot of founders, owners, and CEOs believe that if they just get to a magic number—$5 million in revenue, $10 million, $20 million—they can...