Find a founder or board member type person who has been through a couple of these. I sold my company a couple years ago, and it was invaluable to be counseled by proven exit veteran.

Here's some general advice: * Come up with a number that you'd be willing to sell for, mostly to know when a deal is at least good enough * Anyone who is serious about dealing with you will not expect you to work for free, unless you truly have no power, which I suspect is unlikely * Keep growing & running your business until it's not your job anymore * Have fun, and don't make big decisions when tired or grumpy

Good luck my friend :)