As an entrepreneur, we've been taught to fear failure—walking away is never an option until it is. Coming out the other side of a business can be just as much a success as others may deem it a failure.

Timber Benefits co-founder Susie Sykes and Doodle Dogs co-founder Meghan Huchkowsky share insights into their own personal stories surrounding failure, how they knew it was time and their advice on what you can do to either avoid it or better prepare for it.