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Showing 22 posts tagged Business Formation and Planning.

Publicly traded companies and the task of succession planning

As we’ve pointed out in previous posts on this blog, succession planning is an important task for every company to ensure its success during and after times of transition. A common theme in all effective succession planning is that it has to be started sooner rather than later and to remain and ongoing task. This is just as true for publicly traded companies as it is for closely-held companies. More >

Bankruptcy doesn’t have to be a defeat, but can be a new beginning

Last week, electronics chain Radio Shack filed for bankruptcy following decline in its wireless offerings and struggles to keep up with online shopping. The company reportedly plans to close at least 1,784 locations across the country by the end of March. In Lexington, several Radio Shack stores will be closing, two by the end of February and one in late March. More >

Problems and solutions in business succession planning, P.2

planning their exit from the company. We’ve already briefly discussed the importance of planning for a fitting successor, emphasizing that it is important to begin this process sooner rather than later. More >

Problems and solutions in business succession planning, P.1

As we’ve previously mentioned on this blog, business succession planning is critical in maintaining the strength and integrity of a business during and after changes of leadership. Experts in business planning say that businesses must start early to ensure they put together an intelligent strategy for succession. More >

Determining how to structure your family farm business, P.2

In our last post, we began looking at the issue of business planning within the context of a family farm business. We’ve already spoken about the importance of appropriately structuring a family farm business because of the potential tax consequences. Between the various forms of business structure, tax applications vary considerably. Although this is a big issue to plan for, here we’d like to talk briefly about the way structuring a farm business can impact ownership and management of a family farm. More >

Determining how to structure your family farm business, P.1

Regardless of the type of business you run, you need to put a well-thought-out business plan in place. Business planning covers all aspects of a business, from its legal structure, to marketing, to succession planning. Without putting a viable plan in place covering each important aspect of the business, companies are taking a risk. This applies as much to a family farm businesses as to multinational corporations.  More >

How can small business owners prepare for business succession?

Business succession planning is something every business owner needs to think about at some point, and the earlier the better. The need to come up with a viable plan to pass on one’s business is particularly important for small business owners who are alone responsible for passing on their business.  Unfortunately, too many small business owners fail to take steps to come up with a transition plan, or do so too late. More >

Setting up a business in Kentucky

When it comes to setting up a business, it is important to put careful thought into the particular form the business will take. The business form one chooses affects various aspects of the business, including the personal liability of the business owners for company liabilities, the way the business and its owners are taxed, and how ownership works. More >

Understanding succession planning to ensure business success

Running a successful business is not only a matter of attending to the needs of the moment and the coming year, as any business owner can tell you. Ensuring the success of a business also entails planning for its long term success. This includes passing the business on to appropriate individuals once one is gone. More >

Work with experienced attorney to set up smart succession plan

Succession planning is something every business owner has to thing about at some point to one extent or another. As we mentioned in a recent post, careful thought and working closely with trusted individuals is important succession planning, as is getting started early. Particularly important is the development of an ongoing process for succession management so that the process is well-established by the time one retires. More >

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