“Nearly half of the 799 small-business owners surveyed in August by The Wall Street Journal and Vistage International, an executive-mentoring organization, expect to retire after age 65, with 38% saying that their planned retirement date is later than they had predicted five years ago. In addition, 56% said most of their retirement nest egg is […]
Many people have a dream of improving on their: status, financial stability, self-worth, career satisfaction, and wealth by owning their own business. Rather than working for others and conceding to the daily grind, they take control of their future. They can make their own decisions. Others may want to advance their existing business by expanding […]
As was mentioned on the last blog, there has been a bit of uncertainty and nervous energy focused on the fiscal cliff. Well,the cliff was averted for most people, and the wealthy weren’t guillotined. The stock market responded favorably. Since the new laws were made permanent we can now focus tax planning… This article from […]
With the last of our deals getting done on December 28th, it’s time to look past the fiscal cliff craziness to the deals that are in the works for 2013. There has been a recent surge of business owners that are now prepared to sell – for various reasons: Some were sellers who had focused […]
This comes from a recent success. We had been engaged in conversations with this particular seller for a year or so. We knew he was getting ready to sell and that he had already been in a conversation with a potential buyer. As we established a relationship with the seller and learned more about his […]
There are a few options for a business owner who wants to retire. Selling the business to an employee or group of employees is one of those options. This may seem like the easiest way to transition, but the seller should still have professional assistance to make sure the sale is successful and the future […]
As demand for our services grows we have been able to find (after extensive searching) highly experienced executives and former business owners to join our team. We are excited to have these three gentlemen join the Apex Business Advisors team: Paul Temme, Scott Swim, and Jerry Meinert. All have entrepreneurial backgrounds and are great resources […]
Not all of us have huge estates that will require the depth of planning of a George Lucas. However, his story is a reminder of all business owners that there is a dire need for in depth estate planning so that your estate, including your business, can transition smoothly. George had the foresight to sell […]
Most accountants advise their clients to take the S-Corp election rather that remaining a C-Corp. There are going to be a few specific situations that will require keeping the C-Corp, but the majority of small to mid-sized businesses meet the S-Corp criteria. The principle advantage to choosing the S-Corp vs. the C-Corp is the tax […]
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