Retiring from your trade business
The first question most owners ask is not the price. It is whether the price is enough to stop working. These guides and tools help you answer that with your own numbers.
Start here
Is what I would get enough to retire on?
Turn a sale price into money in your account, then into a monthly income range.
Retirement guides
Is what I would get enough to retire on?
Is selling my business enough to retire on? Start with what you net, turn it into a yearly income range, then add Social Security and savings.
Should I stay on after selling, or walk away?
Staying on after selling your business can raise the price and smooth the handover. Roles, consulting deals, earnouts and a 1 to 3 year plan.
Can I hand it to my kids and still get paid?
Selling a business to a family member works best as a real deal with a fair price, a seller note, a licensed successor and a written plan.
Could my foreman or GM buy me out?
Selling my business to an employee: how a foreman or GM can buy you out with a seller note, an SBA loan or in stages, plus license and ESOP basics.
Run your own numbers
Net proceeds calculator
Headline price in, cash at closing, later payments and an after-tax range out.
Retirement gap calculator
Compare sale money and savings with what you spend each year, as a range.
Just curious what it's worth
Is what I would get enough to retire on?
Is selling my business enough to retire on? Start with what you net, turn it into a yearly income range, then add Social Security and savings.
Selling in the next 1 to 2 years
Is what I would get enough to retire on?
Is selling my business enough to retire on? Start with what you net, turn it into a yearly income range, then add Social Security and savings.
Should I stay on after selling, or walk away?
Staying on after selling your business can raise the price and smooth the handover. Roles, consulting deals, earnouts and a 1 to 3 year plan.
Handing it to family or staff
Should I stay on after selling, or walk away?
Staying on after selling your business can raise the price and smooth the handover. Roles, consulting deals, earnouts and a 1 to 3 year plan.
Can I hand it to my kids and still get paid?
Selling a business to a family member works best as a real deal with a fair price, a seller note, a licensed successor and a written plan.
Could my foreman or GM buy me out?
Selling my business to an employee: how a foreman or GM can buy you out with a seller note, an SBA loan or in stages, plus license and ESOP basics.