...Maria I. Marshall; Yoon G. Lee; Renee Wiatt Purpose We examine how socioemotional wealth (SEW) and rurality influence small-business owners' exit intentions. With over 50% of US small businesses owned by individuals over 55 and most lacking succession plans, understanding how non-financial factors...

..., 2005). Second, we discuss the role of exit intention on the appeal of CVC investors. There is a long debate in the field of entrepreneurial finance with inconsistent results on whether IVC or CVC investors are better at facilitating a successful exit via IPO or acquisition (Bottazzi et al...