by Tom Bates | Dec 3, 2021 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
The last two years have presented a variety of challenges for business owners due in no small part to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are a business owner, you have strived and painstakingly worked to create a successful business. As a result, when it comes to leaving...
by Tom Bates | Mar 12, 2021 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
One of the most attractive aspects of being an American is the opportunity to start a great company and then sell it for enough money that neither you nor the ones you love and care about will ever have to worry about financial issues again. Most people agree that it...
by Tom Bates | Jun 28, 2019 | Blog: Bankruptcy, Blog: Estate Planning
Statistics compiled by Forbes reveal that approximately 80 to 90% of businesses in the United States are either owned or controlled by families. Other data reveals that only one third of these businesses survive into the second generation of a family and that only...