Research

• Up to 80% of closely held business could change hands by 2015.
• 70% of entrepreneurs regret selling their businesses.
• Lack of pre-sale planning is the #1 reason deals fail.

Studies

• Laird Norton Tyee Family Business Survey 2007
• MassMutual, Raymond Institute: American Family Business Survey 2007
• MassMutual, Family Firm Institute, & Cox Family Enterprise: American Family Business Survey 2003
• MassMutual, Women in Family-Owned Businesses 2003
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Private Company Exit Strategies: Preparing the Business for Sale 2008
• 2013 Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Exit Planning Institute: State of Owner Readiness Survey