Begin by understanding your unique business and retirement goals. Our tools and insights help clarify your options, from succession to sale, ensuring you make informed decisions about your future.
Learn how to enhance your business’s appeal and value. We provide resources to streamline operations, identify growth opportunities, and prepare your business for a truly profitable transition.
With a clear strategy, we support you through the final steps. Access our network and guidance to ensure a seamless handover, securing your financial future and well-deserved retirement.
The Retiring Business Owners Association is dedicated to empowering business owners like you to achieve a smooth and profitable transition into retirement. We provide the tools, resources, and community you need to maximize your business value and secure your financial future.
Exit Strong. Retire Proud.
We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping small business owners prepare for a successful, high-value exit —
without commissions, pressure, or conflict of interest.
Your exit should fund the next chapter of your life — not regret.
Our mission is to empower business owners to maximize their business value, secure their financial future,
and enjoy a fulfilling retirement. We achieve this through:
Comprehensive programs to help you prepare your business for sale or transition.
Access to valuable articles, guides, checklists, and tools.
Connect with other business owners who are also planning their exits.
Collaborations with industry experts to provide you with the best possible guidance.
The Retiring Business Owners Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education, resources, and support to business owners planning their exit and retirement. We understand the challenges and complexities involved in transitioning out of your business, and we’re here to guide you every step of the way.
If you’re like most founders we meet, you’ve built something amazing — but:
We get it. That’s why we exist.
At the Retiring Business Owner Association, we’re not here to sell your business — we’re here to help you prepare the right way so you walk into retirement proud, prepared, and paid well.
Whether you want to exit in 6 months or 3 years, now is the time to start.
If you’re like most founders we meet, you’ve built something amazing — but:
No pitch. No payment. Just the tools to exit strong.
Start with the free Scorecard or jump straight into the Exit Ready Circle.
Either way, you’ll gain clarity, direction, and support from a nonprofit you can trust.
