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By Maurie Cashman Last week, we discussed what a buy-sell agreement is and why you should dust it off, take a second look at it, and call your advisors to update it. This week we’ll look at the incidents that can occur during the lifetime of a business that can ... read more

Your business thrived, but your marriage didn’t. Here’s how to stay business partners with your ex. GWEN MORAN Stacey and Jan Roberts were a happily married couple with three children when they launched their Sacramento, California-based Unishippers logistics franchise in 1995. They were both making career transitions and had bright ... read more

By Maurie Cashman The buy-sell agreement is one of the most important documents that the owners of a closely held business will ever sign. This agreement controls the transfer of ownership when certain events occur among shareholders including death or disability, an involuntary termination or retirement, divorce and disputes.  Last ... read more

Mary Ellen Biery, Contributor Without a buy-sell agreement in place, business owners risk facing these scenarios and other situations that can disrupt the business and hurt its value. A buy-sell agreement allows entrepreneurs to know up front who can buy in to the business and how the process will work, and ... read more

By Maurie Cashman You need to be re-allocating resources in your business much as you would in an investment portfolio.  The resources you have available in your business include products, facilities, management, employees, and overhead.  These need to be adjusted periodically in response to business performance, competition, customer needs, industry and ... read more

By Yuval Atsmon Companies that actively and regularly reevaluate where resources are allocated create more value and deliver higher returns to shareholders. “Dynamic resource reallocation” is a mouthful, but its meaning is simple: shifting money, talent, and management attention to where they will deliver the most value to your company. It’s one ... read more

By Maurie Cashman Are you managing agreement effectively in your business?  This is probably not a question you take time to consider often.  So much air is sucked out of the room by the more popular topic of conflict management that we don’t take much time to talk about its ... read more

Jerry B. Harvey The July afternoon in Coleman, Texas (population 5,607) was particularly hot— 104 degrees as measured by the Walgreen’s Rexall Ex-Lax temperature gauge. In addition, the wind was blowing fine-gained West Texas topsoil through the house. But the afternoon was still tolerable—even potentially enjoyable. There was a fan ... read more

by IPFrontline in Patents From American Society of Appraisers – Excerpted WASHINGTON, D.C. – It is clear that many executives still don’t know as much as they could about the field of business valuation. “In this climate of corporate accounting scandals and quickly evolving corporate accounting legislation, it is very important for companies ... read more

By Maurie Cashman How you execute your ownership transition plan depends on where you start.   I was reminded of this while driving to San Antonio with my wife this week.  I am taking a course to become certified in business valuations and we decided to combine this with a ... read more

By Maurie Cashman Last week I road part of RAGBRAI and on the first stop between Ottumwa and Washington I stopped at the Farm Kids tent for a breakfast burrito.  As we were getting in line I struck up a conversation with the man in front of me.  As we ... read more

 Courtney Crowder, ccrowder@dmreg.com9:15 p.m. CDT July 17, 2016 As a child, Deborah Anderson desperately wanted siblings. She passed hours praying for brothers and sisters and thinking about what they would look like. Would they have her light features and blond hair? Would they be tall or short? Would any of ... read more