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What’s Your Company Worth? An Introduction to Advanced Planning for Business Owners

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Oct 05, 2017
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Market Insights
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.

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Aug 25, 2017
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Market Insights
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...