For so many owners of midsized B2B manufacturing organizations, their companies are like children to them. For years (or often decades) they've nurtured them and watched them grow.

And inevitably, the time comes to prepare for an exit from the business. It's an overwhelming prospect with so much to consider.

Amy Julian and Bryan Graiff of Armanino are here to talk about all of those factors, including the following:

– When to start planning

– How to identify the value drivers (and value eroders)

– Defining the roles of your team for after your exit

– Tax considerations

– Which types of advisors to recruit as your guides

– How to evaluate different types of buyers (and their motivations)

– What to expect on the other side of your exit

– And more