Editor’s Note: If you own all or part of a business, this is a must-read. One way or another you will exit your business, as Burlingham says, even if on a stretcher. This book is an easy read for me since I got through most of what the author is teaching, primarily because it was taught to me in our peer group, Vistage. My exit was not entirely graceful and I wish my creation would have prospered more after we sold. But it was also not as difficult as it is for many others. Most of all I love the advice he gives around the idea that whether you exit or not, preparing for an exit will make you build a better business.  

Favorite excerpt: “First the exit plan process will lead you to look for and adopt better business practices... just as important, thinking about an exit plan will force you to ask important, difficult questions about yourself.”

http://www.amazon.com/Finish-Big-Great-Entrepreneurs-Companies/dp/1591844975