Business Owner

It's a New Quarter, which means New Rocks!  Are you ready?

As you may know, Exit Planning includes “financial readiness.” A well thought out plan addresses how much you will need in retirement. We just had our Freedom Point deeper dive webinar this week and we talked about how to calculate your Freedom Point.

If you own a business, there are many decisions to make on a day-to-day basis. But, when it comes to selling your business, transferring it to key employees or family members, or retiring, planning can often become more complex. It is essential for business owners to have an exit plan as they transition to the next phase of life.

For business owners, estate planning may seem like another task to do on a long to-do list. Having a solid estate and succession plan in place may be crucial to your business's long-term success. If you are incapable of making business decisions, or if you unexpectedly pass away without an estate plan, your heirs may scramble to keep your business afloat.

There has long been a perception that “going green” adds to the cost of doing business.

For the owner of an interest in a small- to medium-sized business, such as a proprietorship, partnership, or corporation, the problem of an untimely death cannot be underscored too markedly.

What does an entrepreneur need to create a dynamic company? The right mindset is a big part of it.

As an entrepreneur, you devote half your time or more to the daily hustle, making things happen and accomplishing goals. The other half is looking ahead, knowing where you want to be and when. For some, overcoming the mental anxiety of uncertainty is the first big step.

If you are a business owner with school-aged children, you may have an opportunity to help your children earn spending money, learn valuable job skills, and lower your taxes. Business owners may employ their children without paying certain payroll taxes. Children may work in their family's business at a far younger age than they could legally work for a non-family-owned company.