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Ted Thomas

Ted Thomas is the Managing Partner of Sun Exit Advisors. He has enjoyed over 30 years of hands-on experience as a business owner, business consultant, real estate investor and entrepreneurial executive. Sun Exit Advisors assists owners in navigating the complex world of transition and exit planning. In collaboration with existing counsel and other relevant advisors, Ted's firm develops a comprehensive plan to ensure the achievement of his clients' exit objectives.

Articles written by Ted Thomas

Ted writes articles on numerous topics related to business exit planning.

  • Creating the Right Management Team for a Business Exit - Do you have the right management team in place to improve the odds of your exiting the business in style? Chicago exit planning consultant Ted Thomas explains why having a great management team makes it much easier to sell a business.
  • Pre-Exit Employee Incentive Programs - Exit planner Ted Thomas offers some excellent business planning advice on pre-exit employee incentive programs.
  • Why Hire an Exit Planning Consultant - Why hire an exit planning consultant? Owners of privately held businesses inevitably face the issue of transitioning the business to a new owner. Should they go it alone or hire an exit planning consultant?
  • Why Most Businesses Do Not Have Exit Plans - If you want to successfully exit your business, it's imperative that you take exit planning seriously and approach it with the same energy and discipline that you bring to other areas of your business.

 

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