My Exit Strategy

In five years time I hope to have grown my business into a profitable venture and one in which I can pursue one of two options:

1. Sell the business, invest the profits and pursue other life long goals
2. Continue to own the business and focus on hiring and training a managerial staff so I can pursue other interests. 

Which strategy I would take will be based on the condition of my business as well as the condition of the economic environment at the time. The main goal however is to be able to spend my time on other ventures. I do not plan on staying in the sign business forever. I have grown into this industry and know a good deal about it, however it is not where my true passions lie. I have always wanted to own and operate my own flight school, specifically one aimed at Sport Pilot training, and my over all goal is to make enough money to be able to pursue this venture.

I do not think my exit strategy has effected my choices so far in any noticeable way. The amount of work required to make my vision into a reality is the same regardless if I plan to sell in five years or run it until I retire. The opportunity I identified came to me from my current job. My equipment would have to come the way of financing and hopefully the outstanding debts that would create would be paid off in five years time.