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Darryl Bates-Brownsword and Kevin Harrington discuss the VORTEX model and its importance in exit planning for business owners.

Send us Fan Mail Most business owners think exit planning begins when they're ready to sell. Darryl Bates-Brownsword and Kevin Harrington explain why that's backwards. In this episode of the Exit Insights Podcast, they introduce the VORTEX model, a practical framework that helps business owners maximise business valuation, reduce owner dependence and create a business that delivers wealth, freedom and options. The surprising truth? The actual exit is only the final stage. Most of the value is...

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Host: Darryl Bates-Brownsword

Guest: Kevin Harrington

Topics covered

• exit planning
• business valuation
• VORTEX model
• entrepreneurship
• owner dependence
• wealth creation

Keywords

• exit planning
• VORTEX model
• business valuation
• entrepreneurship
• owner dependence
• wealth
• freedom
• options

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