Eight lame excuses to procrastinate

Article Abstract:

Eight of the most common excuses used by small-business owners for delaying estate planning are presented. All of the excuses are simply unacceptable because the basis for estate planning is to outline the proper transference and distribution of an estate to family members to ensure their well-being.

Author: McDaniel, James R.
Publisher: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1996
Commercial Banks, Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities, Estate & Tax Planning, Analysis, Estate planning

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Case study: when a holiday is no fun - response 1: retreat from retreats; response 2: it's not the same family

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Not all of the extended family shareholders in a family enterprise benefit from - or enjoy - an old tradition of family retreats to discuss the business. A more efficient way to keep everyone informed is a formal annual or semi-annual business meeting, maybe even by an elected board.

Author: Kaye, Kenneth, Frishkoff, Patricia
Publisher: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1995
Social aspects, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Family-owned business enterprises, Family-owned businesses, Retreats, Retreats (Spiritual life)

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Cooking up revenues

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Founder Ruth Meric has four guidelines for finding new sources of revenue for a small business. They are starting with a business that you know, following customer needs, outperforming the competition, and taking a few risks.

Author: Meric, Ruth
Publisher: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1996
Diversification in industry, Industrial diversification

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Subjects list: Management, Small business
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