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A forty-year industry-leading business development strategist, value creator, and lifetime entrepreneur has turned his focus and commitment to a national problem for business owners.

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Business Owners Are Unable to Successfully Transition, Sell, or Exit.

It is a National Systemic Problem
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Source: SCOPE™ Institute

The Only Antidote for this Problem: Education.

Thought Leadership Featured & Published:
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"If 80% consequently liquidate instead of selling successfully, the impact on local economies, employment, and charitable organizations will be severe. We can't let that happen."

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​"You need to ask yourself an important question: when you're ready, will your business be ready?"

"Slinkard has become the Sun Tzu strategist for business owners. He is the first person you should talk to about selling your business, as he will help guide your path to a high exit." - Patrick Simon

​"Exiting your business is a significant life event, and few events hold more importance than the eventual transition of your life's work. You have only one chance to get it right."

"Slinkard has taken on a national problem for business owners, and he has the talent and drive to mitigate it. He has fast become a national thought leader on the subject" - Andrew Smith

"He's the right guy for this task because of his business experience. Brent will help this current problem because he understands the real challenges business owners face," - Becky Richmond

"One of the most informative and educational events I've ever attended for my business. Slinkard and the expert panel made the evening a truly immersive learning experience," - Ken Chow

"Slinkard has a reputation for winning at almost everything he does, yet his internal drive is to make others around him successful. This is why the SCOPE™ Institute has been so successful in a short window of time." - David Parker

The SCOPE™ Institute's work has reached over 3.2 million business owners from coast to coast across 22 states over the last three years.

Strategic Exit helps business owners discover successful strategies for exiting their businesses. It covers both internal and external options for transitioning one's life's work to family, employees, competition, or private equity. Strategic Exit is a must-read guide for helping business owners prepare their businesses for transition, sale, or exit.

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Brent Slinkard, Executive Director

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Slinkard is Co-Founder and Executive Director of the SCOPE™

Institute, a nationwide nonprofit 501(c) educational organization.  The institute, with a national faculty of experts, helps business owners understand how to transition, sell, and successfully exit their businesses. SCOPE™ Institute provides guidance, consulting, and produces educational events for business owners throughout the nation.

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