Andrew Aldridge: The sense of an ending

This focus on exit strategy is something true entrepreneurs understand from the very first moments they consider a new venture. Ultimately, entrepreneurs want to monetise their hard work - and being an entrepreneur and starting a business can be very hard work, with long hours, sleepless nights and resultant personal stresses - so consideration of how they will ultimately sell their business and make their fortune is at the centre of their thoughts. Unless they are setting up a ‘lifestyle business' then anyone starting a business should have this constant focus on what an exit might u...