Are You Ready to Sell Your Business? - Small Business Success Series Part 2

As a small business owner, have you thought about what comes next when you are ready to stop running your business? Chamber Executive Director Jennifer McCurdy talks about selling your small business with local entrepreneur Stephen V. Smith, who sold his company WordSouth after 25 years.
This is Part Two of our special Small Business Success Series inside the Business Is Booming podcast. This series looks at some of the challenges small business owners face, examines current trends, and discusses ideas owners can put to work to improve their companies.

The series is hosted by Chamber Executive Director Jennifer McCurdy, with guest co-host and local entrepreneur Stephen V. Smith.

This episode focuses on what comes next when you are ready to move on from your small business. Do you close it? Pass it on to your children? Sell it to a strategic acquirer? Local entrepreneur Stephen V. Smith and his wife Michele sold their marketing company WordSouth in 2020 to a strategic acquirer based in Oregon. Stephen talks with Jennifer about that process, and some things owners may face when selling their small business.

You can reach Jennifer at https://fortpaynechamber.com or jennifer@fortpaynechamber.com. You can learn more about Stephen and his work at https://rarelife.coach/ and https://www.iwanttosellmysmallbusiness.com/.
Are You Ready to Sell Your Business? - Small Business Success Series Part 2
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