June 30, 2007

The Sale of a Business

When you put your heart and soul and LOTS of money into a business it becomes a major part of who you are and how you structure your life.  When the time comes to sell, it takes a great deal of thought and consideration as well as a few tears to watch your creation go to someone else.

We have just gone through the process of selling, it was a joy to have a wonderful couple take over, but it was hard to say goodbye to the staff. 

Then we think of all the things that have been accomplished and all of the expense in accomplishing them and it seems like the decision is the right one.  The expenses are ongoing, as with any business.  You never know what is going to hit you next that is going to take the well thought out budget and toss it out the window.  After 10 years of covering all the unexpected expenses it will be nice to not have to worry about them any longer.

We will miss the clients, the friends we have made in the past 10 years and the joy in creating something needed in the community.  The other side of the coin is that we will be on to new and exciting opportunities, creating new and exciting things, meeting new and exciting people and having some time to do those things that are a passion for us. Spending our money on things that we want to rather than covering the cost of a new piece of equipment to replace the one that just broke down!

It has been a joy, it has been heartbreaking at times, it has been frustrating at times, but never have we regretted the move to create a business opportunity in the town and to train the staff to be the best! 

Now, on to a new life!  Whaoo!

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