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title: "The Best Time to Plant a Tree was 20 Years Ago, the Second Best Time is Now. Preparing for Your Eventual Exit"
description: "ADA offers programming and support to audiologists and students who are or who desire to be autonomous practitioners in the field of Audiology."
url: "https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audacity-archive/item/the-best-time-to-plant-a-tree-was-20-years-ago-the-second-best-time-is-now-preparing-for-your-eventual-exit"
date: "2026-06-26T21:59:03+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
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#  The Best Time to Plant a Tree was 20 Years Ago, the Second Best Time is Now. Preparing for Your Eventual Exit

**Presentation Date:** 18 October 2020

**Duration:** 1:00:32

**Return to:** [AuDacity Archive](https://www.audiologist.org/audacity-archive)

The best time to prepare your business for your eventual exit is before you see your first patient. The second best time is now, regardless of whether you intend to exit later this year, or in 30 years. Preparing your business for your exit will allow you to run your business as it should be run now, regardless of when you plan on exiting.

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**Speaker:** Scott Myatt

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