Manufacturing Biz #6 - Magazine - Page 42
Global Events, Local
Effects and Your Exit
An unprecedented number of private company owners are
now considering selling their businesses. Are you?
R
unning a profitable business with
a sizeable revenue and workforce
is no small achievement. For most
owner-managers, it represents decades of
early mornings, difficult decisions, and
hard-won relationships. But if you're in
your mid-to-late fifties or beyond, there's a
question that has probably started surfacing
with increasing frequency: what happens
next?
It's a question that today's economic
conditions are making harder to ignore.
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"The best exits are
planned, not reactive.
In a volatile world, that
planning horizon matters
more than ever."
M A N U FA C T U R I N G B I Z M A G A Z I N E A P R I L 2 0 2 6
According to a recent survey by Shawbrook
Bank, surveying more than 500 senior
UK SME owners, over 40% are already
considering an exit from their business
within the next five to ten years — with
17% saying they will definitely do so. When
asked how they would prefer to exit, private
sale and acquisition jointly topped the list,
among 55% of respondents.
The World Has Changed — Again
The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle
