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Your Exit Plan, Your Employees and Your Tax Team

“Everyone lives by selling something.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Last week, we discussed sensible exit strategies when selling your business to key employees. We established that it can be a

Estate Planning: Appropriate Holiday Dinner Discussion

“I think holidays create so much pressure because people feel they should be having a good time. But you shouldn’t.” ― Craig Ferguson We’re well into the most wonderful time

Guessing Games About Trump’s Estate Tax Proposals

I’ve received all sorts of “what ifs” for the past year regarding (sigh) President-elect Trump’s tax proposals. I hoped my faith in another presidential candidate would provide me another head

Your Exit Plan, Your Employees and Your Lawyer

One of Brinen & Associates’ many specialties is advising owners about when they want to buy or sell a small business. On the sell-side, some sellers have particular buyers in

Lets Talk T&E

Good plans shape good decisions. That’s why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true. — Geoffrey Fisher Question: When is the best time to start or update your

Bootstrapper: Origins

“A bootstrapper isn’t a particular demographic or even a certain financial situation. Instead, it’s a state of mind.” — Seth Godin I see all sorts of articles aimed at entrepreneurs

Diving Back Into The Tank

“Flunk me? Flunk him!”- Thornton Mellon, Back to School I return to my alma mater, Bucknell University every semester to take part in a business course’s mock “Shark Tank,” hosted

Tax Preparations For 2017

“Make sure you pay your taxes; otherwise you can get in a lot of trouble.”–Richard M. Nixon Like it or not, we’re coming up on 2017. That means in just

When The Customer Isn’t Always Right

“Thank your customer for complaining and mean it. Most will never bother to complain. They’ll just walk away.” ― Marilyn Suttle We all have different businesses and goals. Client service