by Trust Counsel | Jun 28, 2023 | Articles, Business Succession, Estate Planning, Financial
If you’re looking to expand your business or free up your time (or both), the best thing you can do is hire support. When hiring, you need team members you can count on to run your business when you aren’t there – an essential component of being a successful...
by Trust Counsel | Jun 28, 2023 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Business/ Corporate Law, Financial
As a small business owner, you may feel as if you’re facing the world alone at times. Unlike a large company would, I’m willing to bet you don’t have a team of lawyers or an in-house general counsel to support you as you navigate the complexities of running a...
by Trust Counsel | Jun 27, 2023 | Articles, Business Succession, Financial, Trusts, Wills
As a small business owner, you wear a lot of hats and probably work a lot of hours to get it all done… and you still have a lot left on your plate. Until you’re ready to hire on more help (let’s talk about that soon!), you can leverage simple-to-use, free...
by Trust Counsel | Jun 23, 2023 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Family, Income Tax, Inheritance
The dream of passing on your business to your children and witnessing the legacy you’ve built continue to flourish is a powerful one. However, inspiring your children to embrace the idea of taking over the family business can present its challenges, and your...
by Trust Counsel | Jun 16, 2023 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Business/ Corporate Law, Estate Tax, Financial, Income Tax
If you’re a small business owner, you’ve probably been enjoying the privacy and simplicity that owning a small company affords you. (I mean, who will really notice if you take a half-day on Friday or forget to have an annual shareholders’ meeting?) Aside from...
by Trust Counsel | May 18, 2023 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Financial, Incapacity, Trusts
Trusts are often underused or misused tools for business owners, as they can provide a range of tax, asset protection, and succession planning benefits, when established and maintained in the right way. As a Personal Family Lawyer® with family business planning...