Mike Finger

Today on the show, Ed gets to talk shop with Mike Finger, a multiple times over successful business owner and founder of www.exitoasis.com. Over the last 25 years, Mike has bought and sold multiple businesses and learned the hard way exactly what makes a business sellable. Mike focuses on small businesses and includes operations that have only a few employees—something that many small business services don’t. Mike is committed to building a community based on accurate and easy to understand education from a variety of points of view from within the industry. His biggest challenge is reaching people early enough to make meaningful changes to their business and getting owners on board with the fact that a successful business isn’t necessarily a sellable one. Mike comes to business exit education and coaching by way of hard-earned experience. Owning his first business was gratifying in itself, but what really captivated him was the process and outcome of selling that business. Mike says "Selling that business was a miracle in my life. It changed everything— but it almost didn't happen. I was ten years in with 50 employees when I found out that the business was unsalable—but we moved forward. What we did with the business made the sale possible and transformed my life.