Effective strategic planning for the closely held business owner should begin with a formal valuation. The information gathered and considered in a business appraisal provides insights into the business overlooked in day-to-day operations. Valuation studies provide an insight into the potential value of the business and roadmap to to becoming…
The Need to Exit Our Closely Held Business is Non-negotiable. We all leave, eventually. Exit and succession planning protects our business, our employees, and our families. The effects of most business disasters are avoidable. “Hope is not a strategy.” Vince Lombardi If you own a business, you know that ‘winging…
Divorcing couples that own a business together must address business ownership issues as part of the matrimonial issues, in particular the distribution of assets. An important issue when a couple divorces is how to address the family owned business in which one…
Enterprise goodwill is the expectation that a business has in the continued patronage by its customers, regardless of the individuals involved. Personal goodwill is the expectation of continued patronage because of an individual’s continued participation in the business. Personal goodwill is not an asset owned by a business, but it…