Shocking 95% of MA Middle-Market Business Owners Have Zero Exit Strategy Warns Exit Strategist

April 20, 2012 - PRLog -- (Framingham, MA) Kerri Salls, a leading visionary strategist in New England with a compelling message that more business owners need to hear and act on, is raising awareness that fully 95% of all local business owners do not have an exit strategy, a way out, when they want to move on to their reinvention. She’s out to change that. On Tuesday, May 15, at the Sheraton Tara Conference Center in Framingham, MA, Kerri will present a half-day seminar on the overriding challenges CEOs must confront if they expect to cash out a private business in order to fund their next venture, adventure, avocation, or hobby – formerly known as retirement.

Business owners are not retiring to a rocking chair or the golf course any more. They intend to transition to what’s next on their bucket list. What they don’t know before it’s too late is hurting them. Only 5% of all business owners plan ahead. As a result, when they do exit, they walk away with only 50-70% of the value of their business.

It doesn’t have to be that way. In a seminar entitled, This Way Out – Fast Forward Your Exit on Your Terms, Kerri Salls, Exit Strategist at This Way Out™ Group LLC, will offer seven ways to increase the value of your business before it’s time to exit; proven exit strategies that expand your options based on the lead-time to your exit; and the 5 stages of an exit strategy. She will share compelling incentives to maximize the value of your business as well as criteria and parameters to initiate your transition to reinvention. Details and registration at http://myeventguru.com/events/10173/ .

Your exit strategy (or lack of one) impacts every decision every day. Statistically, only 10% of all businesses complete a successful sale or succession transaction. Kerri assists small and medium size businesses mitigate that risk. Kerri says, “Attendees will learn what nobody is talking about that business owners need to know now, if they expect to exit their business on their terms on their timeline”.

Kerri Salls is an exit strategist, goal achievement authority, speaker, and mentor who prepares owners and entrepreneurs for their optimum exit. She helps businesses establish a strong foundation to accelerate growth, maximize value; and craft an exit strategy that creates wealth.

A visionary with 40 years experience, Kerri works with owner/entrepreneur/CEOs to achieve their life’s dream in business and beyond. She helps fast-track entrepreneurs integrate strategic planning as part of their business operations and exit strategy from the beginning.

Owners, ready to transform their expertise into massive results, gravitate to Kerri to solidify their mindset, skill set and sound business knowledge through her unparalleled Exit Strategies for Wealth™ system. More information available at http://kerrisalls.com

For more on this Breaking News story dial Kerri Salls on 978.270.1524 or e-mail Kerri@KerriSalls.com.  Kerri credits her insider’s view of two successful family business exits, MBA theory & almost 40 years hands on experience transforming lives as the catalysts for her knowledge, wisdom, and insight that she wishes to share with your audience. Sample video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZs_nZYJTMY&feature=youtu.be