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Jessica Fialkovich

FounderExit Factor

Dallas, TX

Member Since March 2022

Skills

Entrepreneurship
Small Business
Mergers & Acquisitions

About

Founder and President of Exit Factor. Exit Factor is a consulting company that helps small and mid-sized businesses increase their profitability, efficiency, and business value, so their company is desirable for sale in the future if they so choose. I have been in the Mergers & Acquisitions industry for a decade, building one of the country's top business brokerage/M&A advisory firms, often recognized for our success. I have overseen more than 500 transactions and built and sold four of my own companies. My latest book, Getting the Most for Selling Your Business, is a #1 best seller in multiple categories. I am originally a Jersey Girl that now resides between Dallas & Denver with my husband, Al; and son, Brix. Besides entrepreneurship, I love traveling, champagne and oysters, and Bruce Springsteen. www.exitfactor.com/tips

Published content

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When you're feeling burned out or overwhelmed with the constant struggle to balance work and life, it can often feel like you don’t have any time to dedicate to self-care or getting yourself back on track. However, you don’t necessarily need an hour of meditation or a long workout to get your mind in a better state. Often, five minutes of intention is just the right amount of time to get you the motivation you need to push forward. Here, the members of Young Entrepreneur Council share 10 of their favorite quick, five-minute-or-less tactics anyone can use to banish overwhelm and achieve a better mental state.

Expanding to a Second Store? 10 Tips for Choosing the Ideal Location

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Expanding your business can be exciting and a real show of success. However, there are many factors to consider when deciding on a second location for your brick-and-mortar store.  To help business owners in their search for the perfect spot, 10 Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) members weighed in on the following question:

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One of the most challenging quarters for business leaders is often Q4. There is often a rush to close out the year’s expenses, plan year-end initiatives and marketing campaigns, and coordinate holiday PTO. Even though Q4 is sure to be a busy season, it’s also a great time to do some business “housekeeping” and check in on annual goals that haven’t been completed. Here, eight Young Entrepreneur Council members each share one item that’s always included on their year-end checklist.

8 Ways to Make a Professional Impression When Working From Home

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Despite the more relaxed environment and constant distractions, there are plenty of ways to display your professionalism from your home office. As more companies allow employees to work from home, it can be challenging to maintain the same sense of professionalism that may have come more naturally in a shared office setting. It can be tempting to work in sweatpants all day or leave the TV on in the background when no one else is working around you. There are also many distractions at home that may not be present in the office, from children playing to dogs barking to the pile of dirty dishes or laundry across the room.  When you’re a leader, it's important to consciously exude professionalism while working from home, especially if you're highly visible on video calls throughout the day. Below, eight successful business leaders shared their best tips for ensuring you're perceived as "professional," even in the comfort of your home.

Building a Business? Remember These 12 Tips.

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Members of Young Entrepreneur Council offer tips that first-time founders might forget to think about. Planning the nuts and bolts of your business is a key first step to starting off with the best chance at success. Determining what the product or service will be, what to name the business, whether it’ll be strictly e-commerce or a brick-and-mortar store and many other considerations are all at the top of the to-do list for new entrepreneurs. Other aspects of launching a business may fly under the radar, however. Below, a panel of Young Entrepreneur Council members lists some unheralded aspects of starting a business that first-time entrepreneurs may not be planning for and why they should if they want their businesses to thrive now and in the future.

Company details

Exit Factor

Company bio

Exit Factor was formed by two of the top experts in the business brokerage industry after they saw many clients leave money on the closing table. Many courses and programs teach you how to start a business and grow a business, but what about how to sell a business? Many business owners cannot capture the full value of their exit simply because they didn’t know. Exit Factor consults with entrepreneurs to build a company everyone desires, one that gives them time, money, and freedom. Through our programs, we can get our owners 25% more profit, double their free time, and for those that decide to sell, increase the business value at an average of 56.7% with a 100% sale rate; all over a one-year period.

Industry

Management Consulting

Area of focus

Business Brokerage
Consulting
Small and Medium Businesses

Company size

2 - 10