By Dayne Falkenberg, EO South Africa member and managing director of Hi-Performance Learning, a customized learning firm that offers solutions that measurably enhance individual and organizational performance.

It was just after our tenth year in business that my partner and I decided to sell the business we founded. The decision to sell and exit the business was not taken lightly, and I learned a lot about what it takes to transition from business owner to business seller in the process.