Ryan Atkinson had already exited a staffing company when the opportunity to start CORE Resources came along. He didn’t feel like he had the energy to go all-in as he had on the last venture, so he was content to pony up capital and advice and be a background partner. His instincts paid off and eight years later, he and his business partner enjoyed an 8-figure exit.
When she started her entrepreneurial journey, Kristie Shifflette didn’t have an exit plan. She wanted to work hard and see what came of it.
Ben Leonard founded Beast Gear in 2016 and exited to the tune of roughly $2.7M. Happy ending, right? Not quite.
Accelaschool began with the end in mind and the founder knew he wanted to be acquired and built his company accordingly.
Perhaps the recent surplus of Crumbl stores for sale on sites such as BizBuySale is a simple case of the marketplace regulating itself.
Any entrepreneur who takes the leap into healthcare or health technology usually does so in response to a tragedy.