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What’s Your Company Worth? An Introduction to Advanced Planning for Business Owners
For many owners of closely held businesses, their business is their retirement plan — understandably, saving for retirement can often take a backseat to investing more capital in the business, and the proverbial retirement-planning can gets kicked further down the road.
Though an eventual sale of their business interest may provide a windfall large enough for long-term financial security, it’s still essential for business owners to understand the value of their company, now and in...
Crowdfunding for Capital? Know the Rules.
Consider the traditional approach to securing business financing: Armed with your valuable idea, a sound business plan, and some marketing research, you strive to get an audience with some wealthy investors, perhaps angel funds, a venture capital firm, and a few investment banks. You spend a great deal of time and effort pitching to this very limited pool of capital investors, with uncertain success.
Now consider a current popular approach called crowdfunding: You pitch your valuable idea...