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Succession Planning: Why it is Important for Small Business Owners

Statistically in the U.S., less than 30% of small businesses keep their doors open into the second generation. A large cause of this disturbing statistic is the failure in succession planning by many small businesses. If you are unfamiliar with succession planning for a small business, a simple way to define it would be to say that succession planning includes the steps taken by businesses to make sure that they keep operating when the principal can no longer run the day to day operations.              

Why Use an Attorney When Starting a Business

If you are considering starting a new business, you have probably started compiling a list of things and processes you will need to take care of before you even open your doors. Your list of things to do most likely includes setting up an office, getting business cards, and evaluating website options, but have you considered contacting an attorney?

Many small businesses hold off on consulting an attorney until they run into legal trouble. In many cases, this will be too late and will result in major repercussions for the business.

Creative Financing of Succession Plans Through Self Cancelling Installment Notes

Whether you own a business or any other valuable asset, it is important to have a succession plan to make sure that your assets live on in safe hands. A Self Cancelling Installment Note (SCIN) can be a very beneficial and creative way of setting up a succession plan. A SCIN works in a similar fashion to an installment sale with some key differences. Under such a succession framework, the party setting up the plan sells an asset to one or more family members or buyers. The buyers pay for the asset in installments in the same way that they would under an installment sale, but upon the death of the seller, the remaining balance is canceled.

Passing on the Family Jewels: Succession Planning for your Business.

The other day  I was at my mother's house with my sister and my mom pulled us into her bedroom and sat us down.  It was a little scary, but then she pulled out all of her jewelry and said its time to have some fun!  She wanted us to tell her which pieces we wanted when she was no longer here and to tell us what she had already set aside for my niece. I reminded her that she also needed to put something aside for my brother even though he was not there with us.  It brought her joy to hear the stories that we associated with the jewelry, hear her stories of pieces that had been handed down to her and peace of mind for her to know that her prized jewels were going to be in good hands.
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