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Kevin Kennedy

Kevin Kennedy

Kevin Kennedy is the co-author of the Amazon® #1 best-selling author of #1 best-seller “The Contractor’s 60-Minute Exit Plan”, the Founder and co-owner of Beacon Exit Planning, a one-stop exit planning resource that guides contractor owners on the path to financial independence. Beacon provides M&A Sell-Side Representation, valuation services, tax mitigation with internal and external sales, asset protection, and comprehensive owner exit plans. www.BeaconExitPlanning.com.

The information provided is not intended to be legal, accounting, insurance, or tax advice. Beacon is a process consultant that provides written plans, consulting, and support programs to private owners for succession and exiting their businesses.

CEO, Beacon Exit Planning
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Is Your Roofing Company Ready for Your Departure?

Kevin Kennedy, author of The Contractor’s 60-Minute Exit Plan
Kevin Kennedy
September 2, 2015
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An exit plan allows an owner to leave the business on his or her own terms.
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My Business Exit Mistakes: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

Kevin Kennedy, author of The Contractor’s 60-Minute Exit Plan
Kevin Kennedy
February 11, 2013
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Business was really beginning to boom in the mid 1990s when we (three majority owners) paid the final check to our previous owner and took possession of our 200-employee company. It
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The Five Pillars of Exit Planning

Kevin Kennedy, author of The Contractor’s 60-Minute Exit Plan
Kevin Kennedy
January 4, 2012
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In 2003 I signed the agreement with two other owners to sell our 200-employee roofing company via a management buyout to five new owners in a deal that was structured over 10 years.
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‘OUCH! I Overpaid $3.5 Million in Taxes!'

Kevin Kennedy, author of The Contractor’s 60-Minute Exit Plan
Kevin Kennedy
October 6, 2010
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Probably a business owner’s largest asset is trapped in his or her illiquid business. Monetizing that wealth likely will be the largest financial event of the business owner’s life. This transaction will include three parties: the seller, the buyer and Uncle Sam. So, come to understand this: “It is not how much you make, but how much you keep.” 
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Succession Planning: So, Where Is My Government Bailout Program?

Kevin Kennedy, author of The Contractor’s 60-Minute Exit Plan
Kevin Kennedy
November 6, 2009
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All of us have watched as the government has budgeted over $2 trillion to banks, insurance companies, federal and state governments, and struggling auto manufactures. Ever wonder where all this money is going or coming from? Of course, we will never see any “bailout” money gifted to support our small businesses, which drive job creation and pay the taxes to support the overall government and the economy. So what are small business owners to do?
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