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Is It Time to Sell the Business?

Is It Time to Sell the Business?

Timing is everything. But what is the best “timing” when it comes to selling your business? It’s certainly an individual decision (no two business owners’ situations are alike). But to help identity what’s right for you and your business, look for these clues: Your...

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Is Your Family Business Failing to Innovate?

Is Your Family Business Failing to Innovate?

Family businesses are typically slow to embrace change, which is a fatal liability these days. A failure to innovate is a significant reasonfamily businesses don’t make it past the first or second generation. Working with closely held family businesses throughout the...

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Moving From Family-Owned to Employee-Owned

Moving From Family-Owned to Employee-Owned

Have you heard of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)? This particular employee-owned model is growing in popularity among manufacturers, professional and tech companies, real estate and construction businesses, and more. Alterman, Inc., one of San Antonio’s oldest...

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Sudden Death & Family Business Exits

Sudden Death & Family Business Exits

We recently wrapped up the Fourth Annual San Antonio Exit Planning Summit with our Exit Planning Exchange (XPX) San Antonio colleagues. A common theme was a sobering but vitally important one for all business owners: How sudden illness or death can complicate business...

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6 Family Business Succession Tips

6 Family Business Succession Tips

There is only one certainty for business owners: You won’t be able to stay at the helm forever. You’ll exit, either by choice or by circumstance. Some business owners prepare years in advance for that day, but family business owners don’t often have such a clear...

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2020 Lessons on SUCCESSion Planning

2020 Lessons on SUCCESSion Planning

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that no matter how successful you are or how well you take care of yourself, your financial situation and health are both surprisingly fragile and undeniably intertwined. Take this time of clarity to fill the gaps in your business...

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