1. You are out of skills, resources or energy to grow your business A business should be continually growing, there will most likely come a time when you feel that you can't effectively do it any more. This is a great time to search out someone that has the ability take it to the next level. 2. Your business value has improved significantly. When your business has experienced exponential growth it's time to consider selling it. Running a business is risky, the bigger you grow