I don’t really think our folks in Congress had those words in mind when they authorized the Small Business Administration back in 1953. But it’s pretty clear that was the essence of their mission. Since then the SBA has done amazing things to help small businesses in...
When it’s time to sell the business you’ve spent years building, and you want to be sure to take care of those long-time employees who helped you make it the success it has become, a really good path to consider is an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP, in which...
A government program you may not have heard of – ERC, or Employee Retention Credit – is a way to get a refund of your employment taxes already paid into IRS – no strings attached. This is a refund that you’ll get directly from the IRS without resistance, if...
For those privately owned companies that have had the foresight to have boards of directors or advisors in place prior to the pandemic, it’s been a busy time for them but a welcome source of guidance and support for you, the CEO, owner, or the family management team....
So, maybe you saw my post from January 14 – “Business Planning is Crap” – and you believed it, perhaps without reading beyond the title. No budget, no financial plan and you like it that way. One day at a time. We actually have a couple of clients like that. And most...
