COMPREHENSIVE EXIT STRATEGY

COMPREHENSIVE EXIT STRATEGY

November 10, 20251 min read

Freedom Is Not the Result of Success. It Is the Result of Designing Your Business to Operate Without You.

The ultimate purpose of all 21 Silver Bullets is not:

  • Growth

  • Revenue

  • Reputation

  • Scale

The ultimate purpose is ownership freedom.

Freedom to:

  • Step away without chaos

  • Travel without stress

  • Rest without guilt

  • Make decisions from desire, not desperation

  • Keep the business — or sell it

A Comprehensive Exit Strategy does not mean leaving today.
It means building a company that could function without you, even if you choose to stay.

This is the difference between being:

  • Self-employed

  • And being a business owner.

This is the moment the business becomes a transferable asset, not a job.


What the Exit Strategy Includes

  • Clean financials

  • Documented processes

  • Stable team structure

  • Leadership bench

  • Recurring revenue or predictable pipeline

  • Owner independence from operations

This is not the end of the journey.
This is the proof that you built well.


Your Coaching Assignment

Ask yourself — honestly:

“If I stepped away from the business for 60 days, what would break?”

Whatever the answer is —
that is the next system to build.

This is the path to the final stage:
Freedom with dignity, stability, and confidence.

You built the business.
Now we build the business to support you.

Eric Dombach is an investor, entrepreneur, senior executive, and consultant to PE firms and family offices. He has founded two professional service firms that achieved 7-figure exits. As the leader of a business consulting firm and a network of more than 6,300 business consultants, Eric is dedicated to developing leaders, building dream teams, and growing SMBs. He is also a published author, known for his Amazon best-seller, "The Million Dollar Business Coaching Firm." Eric has an MBA from the University of the People and a B.S. in Engineering from Messiah University. He has been married to Deborah since 1993, and they have four adult children. He enjoys reading, world travel, and playing jazz-fusion guitar.

Eric Dombach

Eric Dombach is an investor, entrepreneur, senior executive, and consultant to PE firms and family offices. He has founded two professional service firms that achieved 7-figure exits. As the leader of a business consulting firm and a network of more than 6,300 business consultants, Eric is dedicated to developing leaders, building dream teams, and growing SMBs. He is also a published author, known for his Amazon best-seller, "The Million Dollar Business Coaching Firm." Eric has an MBA from the University of the People and a B.S. in Engineering from Messiah University. He has been married to Deborah since 1993, and they have four adult children. He enjoys reading, world travel, and playing jazz-fusion guitar.

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