Lifestyle vs. Asset Businesses (ft. Saul Cohen)

Saul Cohen, drawing from his own entrepreneurial journey and the experience of watching his father navigate building and exiting a business, now specializes in helping business owners plan for successful exits and avoid common pitfalls. His work focuses on making sure entrepreneurs consciously decide whether they’re building a lifestyle business or an asset to sell, and then guiding them through the next steps—whether that’s careful tax planning, optimizing for risk, or preparing for acquisitions. 

Key themes included:

1. Difference: Lifestyle vs. Asset/Legacy businesses

2. Importance of early exit planning

3. Value of execution over ideas

4. Learning from business failures

5. Preparing businesses for acquisition

6. Wealth transfer and acquisition opportunities

7. Emotional aspects of business valuation and exit

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Saul's Email: saul.cohen@theexperteye.co.uk 

Saul's Website: https://profitbooster.scoreapp.com/ 

Saul's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cohensaul/ 

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