Preparing for the Multimillion-Dollar Exit: Wayne Zell’s 44 Years of Wisdom

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🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Wayne Zell, a renowned exit attorney, founder of Aspire to Exit, and CEO of Zell Law, shares insights from his 44-year career in estate planning, exit planning, and business law, which he has also written about in his book, “Your Multimillion-Dollar Exit”. Wayne emphasizes the importance of proper preparation for business exits, discussing key aspects such as valuation, personal financial planning, and management succession. Some common examples of proper documentation include accrual-based financial statements and proper employee documentation to facilitate smooth transactions. The conversation also touches on more complex considerations, such as the differences between strategic and private equity buyers and the complexities of stock purchases versus asset purchases. For more details and insights from his entrepreneurial journey, listen to the latest episode of The Exit. -- Wayne M. Zell, Esq. is an active speaker, award winning author, the CEO and Managing Member of Zell Law, and Founder of Aspire to Exit. He has been advising clients for over 30 years on business succession, business exits and estate planning. Wayne, a CExP (Certified Exit Planner) is an expert in complex estate planning, business planning, taxation and business exit strategies. Websites: https://www.zelllaw.com/ - https://www.blueprintforwealth.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-zell-5aa1147/ Check Out Flippa’s Data Insights Tool: https://flippa.com/data-insights -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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0:00.0	Real quickly I want to mention and remind the entrepreneurs that are listening to this as well as the investors out there that if you're looking for a certified M&A advisor or you want a free business valuation, check out Flippa.com slash exit. You are not going to want to miss this free valuation tool.
0:17.3	It is very easy, it's fast, and if you're running a business, this is a really
0:21.2	good way to get organized.
0:23.4	Not only that, but you can get connected very quickly with an M&A advisor and they can walk you
0:28.2	through the entire process.
0:29.8	So let's jump to the interview.
0:31.8	Hello and welcome to the exit presented by Flip Up,
0:34.2	the number one platform to buy and sell online businesses.
0:37.6	Flipa manages over a billion in deal value annually
0:41.3	and combines expert buy and sell side advisory with its market
0:44.4	leading valuation tool, deal room, off market offering, market insights, an AI
0:49.3	base deal by deal matching engine. Now for the exit. The exit is a 30 minute
0:54.4	podcast featuring awesome entrepreneurs who have been there and they have done it.
0:57.8	The exit talks to operators who have bought and sold businesses of all
1:01.8	different sizes.
1:02.8	You learn how they did it, why they did it,
1:05.2	and get exposure to the world of exits.
1:07.2	It's a world occupied by a small few,
1:09.6	but accessible to many.
1:11.4	On this episode of the exit, I sit down with Wayne Zell. He's an awesome
1:15.4	attorney that focuses specifically on exits and my favorite part of this episode
1:21.8	is when he talks about the big differences between asset sales and stock purchases.
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