Most Enterpreuners get into Business with an entry Plan and an Exit Strategy.
• Retirement -Lack of adequate Successors is one of the reasons why Owners sell,in a case where they can no longer physically keep up with the daily Grind required to maintain the daily running of the business.
• Physical Illness
Life Uncertainties as a common factor for all Human beings , Business owners are not exempted to falling ill to diseases . Ill Health may be one of the reasons that force Business owners to sell their business to relief the stress and focus on healing.

• Short Sightedness
A lot of business Owners , maybe Founders of their own business ,however over time they may struggle with adapting to an ever changing Business environment . A Company or Business operation that is at the mercy of a diminishing industry, it is vulnerable.in these cases ,you may find that the Business owner may have overleveraged his or her personal Assets to run the business , they may be left with limited choice when Liquidity becomes a necessity.

• Increased Competition
Older Businesses may struggle to compete in the market due to lack of Innovation and Creativity , when owners see other businesses getting ahead,they may decide to sell their businesses while they are still competitive to be able to get a ‘”Higher” selling price, whereas if the sold later and selling under pressure of loosing to competitors may, lead to a less than desirable purchase price.

• Opportunity to Capitalize
Sometimes Owners are approached by Investors or Aggressive competitor offering to buy the Business Over.

• Sticking to the plan
Well established Entrepreneurs effectively plan for short term and execute those plans to achieve defined Long Term goals . One of these long term goals maybe to sell in 5,10 or 20 years . If target date has been reached , Business Owners are determined individuals and will stick to their own strategy.

• Franchising
Any Business Formation can be sold in a Willing Seller and Motivated Buyer Market , however Franchises seem to be the most easily accessible businesses to buy for Investors looking into buying a Well Established Business.

Franchises are business that were formed by One Enterpreneur or Group and they take the time to create their Business strategies and Formulas , (including Corporate Branding that stands out and ensure projected marketing to distinguish themselves from the Crowd), on how to run their enterprise successful ,they then look for Investors that want to use the same Strategies and their brand including Logos to duplicate the same business at a different location . These businesses have a reliable Clientele and are well known businesses that are based on the marketing concept which can be adopted by an organisation as a strategy for Business expansion.

Franchising involves the Original business who is the Franchisor(Owner/Seller) granting or selling the rights to the Franchisee(Buyer)to utilize their Business Operating Information , Business Information , processes , Products , Branding and Trademarks in exchange for Initial Start up fee and Annual licensing fees and Ongoing Royalties for their Intellectual products.

• Investing in Socks and Shares
As an Investor , you should plan to make your money work for you .
Investment Companies have a variety of Investment products that can be used to make better sense of the capital that an Investor wishes to invest . It cant be stressed enough that if you want to get into the Stock Market and investing in trading Shares , one should invest in Investment Education and learn with the aim of Understanding before investing . Most Investment Companies usually have Presentations of their services and Products in a form of Seminars and Webinars and Investment courses.

Protection

Building your Investment Empire without protection would be stupid ,it is no different than Walking around in the public areas naked which is said to be indecent. Ways to Protect your Investment:

• Insurance
Getting to the top is easy , the challenge is remaining on top . Protecting your Assets that you have managed to acquire over time should be a priority for Investors , and part of that protection involves being adequately Insured . As an Investor it would seem fruitless to have to purchase all these investments and when the Economy goes into a Slump or you have Political instability , natural disasters and diseases etc., loose out because you were not well protected . Investments should be protected because Business Enterprises operate in a Volatile Environment that can sometimes unpredictable , one of the tools that Owners can use is Insurance Products ,investors need to take the responsibility to appoint the right Insurance Company for their Investments . There are several Insurance products that can be used for Businesses , enterprises , assets like Houses ,Cars , Contents , Live stock , Heavy Machinery and general protection of Assets.

• Investment Control and Inheritance
As an Investor you must remail sober of the fact that death is the reality we all as Human beings have to live with , there’s a time when your loved ones will loose you to death , and you should know that it can happen at a time you least expect it ,therefore you should prepare and decide ,what will happen to your Estate when you are no more . It is always sad when a Business Owner or Investor dies and their Estate ends up in the wrong hands ,the people that he or she would have wanted to inherit all their assets never receive it ,which is seldom due to the Investor’s short-sightedness and not willing to accept Nature of Life .

• Lawyers
Attorneys that deal with Assets Registration and Transferring of Assets like property e.g. Conveyancers should be appointed to ensure proper Allocation of the Investments purchased. Attorneys dealing with Share Distribution in the Enterprise , should be appointed to draft Share certificates , to limit the risk of Scammers trying to steal your Company. Lawyers can also assist you in drafting your Last Will to protect all your wishes in the event of death ensuring that the Investors Estate goes to the right hands as they may have wished. Trust to protect your Investments and Assets can also be registered by the Corporate Attorney.

• Financial Advisors
The role of the financial advisor is to assist Investors towards achieving their financial planning goals .They can assist with Financial products like Insurance , Wills , Trusts , Estate Planning , Retirement Planning , Investment Planning and Budgeting