Exit strategies allow business owners and investors to sell or transfer ownership of assets or companies. They can use these strategies when seeking to retire, cash out or shift focus to new ventures.

There is little doubt that the way patent rights are viewed and protected has transformed over the last 15 to 17 years. Enforcing patents has become much more difficult, and the patent system in the U ...

“It’s not that I don’t trust my cousin,” one younger-generation owner told us. “But how can I give my approval if I don’t know what’s going on?” For months the eight owners of a fourth-generation ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. When the owner of a privately held company is planning to ...

We’ll explain why every business owner needs an exit strategy — or two! — and share factors, advice and effective tactics to consider. Why every business owner needs to plan an exit strategy Natalie ...

It is estimated that $1.5 to $2 trillion is passed annually to younger generations. As the "Great Wealth Transfer" continues, family business owners face a distinct set of personal and sometimes ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. For owner-occupied mortgages, interest rate volatility can ...

Years ago, the owner of a small insurance firm that was about to change hands came to the law office where Jere Doyle was practicing at the time. Processing Content The business owner "had the terms ...

The updated, 2024 Partners in Business handbook for owner-operator business, start to finish, is on its way. It will see official release at 2:45 p.m. on Friday, March 22, at the Mid-America Trucking ...

Got independent directors? Great. Ask them the tough questions. Especially if you own a family business. “It’s not that I don’t trust my cousin,” one younger-generation owner told us. “But how can I ...