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Have Kids? Hire Them In Your Business For Major Financial Savings

Paying your kids to help out in your family business, whether they’re in middle school, high school, or college, has some great perks. It can teach them about hard work, help them learn how to manage money and kickstart their savings for the future. Plus, it keeps more money in the family and out of […]

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Passing the Torch: How to Inspire Your Kids to Take Over the Family Business

The dream of passing on your business to your children and witnessing the legacy you’ve built continue to flourish is a powerful one. However, inspiring your children to embrace the idea of taking over the family business can present its challenges, and your children may even exhibit resistance to the notion altogether. Fret not. While […]

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The Benefits Of Employing Your Kids

Paying your children—whether they’re tweens, teens, or young adults—to work for your company is one of the greatest advantages of running a family business. By hiring your kids, you can help them develop a strong work ethic, give them experience managing money, and jumpstart their ability to save for their future, all while keeping more […]

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What Makes Family Business Lawyers™ Different From Other Business Lawyers?—Part 1

If you are thinking about hiring a lawyer to help with your business, you may be wondering why you should work with a Family Business Lawyer™ rather than a “traditional” business lawyer. What makes us so different from other lawyers? The best way to explain how Family Business Lawyer™ firms are different requires an explanation […]

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3 Best Practices To Avoid Misclassifying Employees As Independent Contractors

In the last decade, the rise of the gig economy has fueled an unprecedented increase in the number of independent contractors (ICs) in the U.S. workforce. And that growth has only accelerated in the wake of the pandemic, with more companies relying on remote work arrangements, and many workers laid off during the shutdowns and […]

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The Big-Time Benefits Of Hiring Your Kids

One of the biggest benefits of running a family business is being able to employ your minor children. By hiring your kids, you have the opportunity to teach them the value of hard work, give them experience managing money, and support them to save for their future. In return, you get employees who have a […]

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Avoid Making 3 Common Mistakes When Choosing Your Successor

Choosing the person to take over your business after you exit isn’t about selecting someone who’s exactly like you or even selecting someone you like. The most important thing is that you choose someone who’s not only well-qualified for the role, but who also has the vision and skills to lead your company into the […]

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4 Tips for Running a Business With Your Spouse—Without Ruining Your Marriage

Going into business with your spouse or romantic partner can be an amazing opportunity—but it can just as easily be an absolute nightmare. Regardless of how amazing your love life may be, there’s no guarantee you’ll be equally compatible in a working relationship. And if things don’t work out, it has the potential to wreck […]

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Life Insurance For Your Business: What You Should Know

As a business owner, your family members aren’t the only ones who could be devastated by your death. Should something happen to you, your team, partners, and clients could all face disastrous consequences. To address this risk, you should seriously consider investing in life insurance. As we pointed out in a previous post, having the […]

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Here’s How to Protect and Capitalize On Your IP—Part 2

Intellectual Property (IP) is an integral part of many of today’s companies’ overall value. Indeed, studies show that up to 80% of the value of a typical business is IP, and as of 2020, more than 84%—$19 trillion—of the S&P 500’s market cap is represented by intangible assets like IP. However, even the biggest corporations […]

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3 Tips for Effective Business Succession Planning: How Will You Exit?

You’ve most likely dedicated significant time and energy to visioning your business, executing your vision, and even writing up a business plan for the growth of your business. Yet far fewer business owners put the same amount of effort into planning for their company’s continued success following their retirement, death, or incapacity. Not planning for […]

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