Free Lesson
Own a Cash-Flowing Business #3: The Paycheck vs The Multiple
30 min
Jan 27, 2027 10:30 AM
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What you'll learn
See the shape of a salary against a multiple.
A salary stops when you stop. A business keeps earning. A buyer pays a multiple of those earnings.
Hear how businesses sell for a multiple of earnings.
Small businesses sell for a multiple of earnings. The number nobody shows a PM is the one that pays twice.
See where your paycheck ends and a sale price begins.
The same work. The same risk. One version pays once. The other pays a weekly check now and a lump sum later.
Why this topic matters
You spent a decade earning a paycheck. The number is familiar: hourly rate, annual review, cost-of-living raise. A business owner spent the same decade earning a P&L. The number is different: a multiple of earnings, paid at the sale. The paycheck ends on your last day. The multiple pays the week after you walk away. One is wages. The other is wealth.
