Why Five Years Isn't Enough Time to Plan Your Business Exit

About this episode

Jared Pilon discusses why starting business exit planning five years before retirement is often too late.

When should you actually start planning your business exit? Most business owners assume the answer is five years before retirement. In practice, that timeline is almost always too late. In this episode of Legacy: The Business Succession Podcast, host Jared Pilon of Legacy Accounting LLP addresses one of the most common questions business owners ask when they first begin thinking about succession — when should planning actually start? The answer, backed by real-world experience, is almost alwa...

People in this episode

Host: Jared Pilon

Topics covered

• business exit planning
• succession planning
• retirement
• business ownership
• timing for exit

Keywords

• business exit
• succession
• planning
• retirement timeline
• business owners

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Legacy Accounting LLP

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