Selling a business involves many considerations, including doing the right thing for employees, partners, and family members.
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Savvy Business Owners Think About the Unthinkable
Business owners need to anticipate future contingencies and insure against risks in order to protect both family members and co workers.
A basic business plan looks like this
Launching your own company in Indiana can be an exciting and rewarding endeavor. It can also be stressful and, perhaps, a bit frightening, at times. Especially if you’re going “all in,” meaning that your new business will be your sole means of income, you’ve got a lot...
Will Business Partners Be Ready to Sell at the Same Time?
Even for small businesses, there are aspects of law that must be considered during the framing of the business. What if one partner wants to sell out, but the other does not?
Pine Box Estate Planning – It’s Not Just About You
Even business owners who are in good health and who intend to run their businesses up until they die – need contingency planning in consideration of their family members, employees, and customers.
A Cautionary Estate Planning Tale from Dubai
A news story about a Dubai billionaire’s death highlights the need for careful estate planning and business succession planning.
ESOPs – Where Tax Planning, Retirement Planning, and Estate Planning Meet
ESOP plans are tax-deferred retirement plans that help business owners save taxes, passing along their business interests to chosen individuals.
The Three P’s and the Three Elements
Estate should be handled very much like LLCs, with two classes of owners. Three elements of any assets include control, equity, and cash flow, and not all need to be vested in the same individual.
Separate but Equal – or Unequal – Business Succession Planning
Successful transfer of business interests requires very careful planning. Simply leaving a business in equal shares to all children can be a recipe for disaster. Estate planning is for everyone, but particularly for business owners!
Starting a Business in Indiana and Planning it Right
Business planning and estate planning are inevitably intertwined. In addition to selecting the correct business entity, there are many other important decisions to be made upfront.