When you’ve spent your life building up a business, creating an exit strategy can help ensure that you are properly compensated at your departure and that all stakeholders are taken into account when you decide to retire or leave the business. And remember that an exit strategy can also help ensure that your business continues to operate—instead of fails without you—should you pass away unexpectedly.
A special form of life insurance called a buy/sell agreement can give business owners peace of mind knowing that their business is in capable hands should they no longer want or be able to manage it. Buy/sell agreements can provide money to create a fair market value exchange, offer tax advantages, provide heirs with cash to pay estate debt, expenses and taxes, and provide a way for qualified staff to purchase the business which they may be capable of running, but may not have the capital for.