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How to Know When to Move On From the Business You Built

Figure out if the next step in your business is to leave it.
Source: photo illustration Š David Schwen

After spending several years building my business, I sold it in 2009 for a tidy sum and left it behind—the entrepreneurial dream, right?

Not really. I’d wanted out for quite a while, since I’d sacrificed my health and my marriage to build a successful brand. I was fortunate to

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