Franchising: Is it the right option for your business? -
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Denice Gierach
As published in The Business Ledger – November 29, 2010 Many times a business person develops a concept that can be sold through an expanded network of franchises. By using a franchise system, a company is able to distribute the products or services to its...
Why Have Share Transfer Restrictions for Closely Held Corporations (or even LLC's) -
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Denice Gierach
Most people have investments that include stocks that are publically traded, with the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ. It is expected that shareholders will from time to time trade their shares. There are such large numbers of stock issued by a particular corporation...
Ask A Tax Professional Before Losing or Walking Away from Your Home -
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Denice Gierach
These days in this shaky economy and what the experts are calling the "jobless recovery," there are many people still out of work. Perhaps the reader of this article has friends or family that are currently out of work, but have been actively seeking work. ...
Tidbits From The Law -
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Denice Gierach
The following are some items that may be of interest to you: . . .A measure that would have extended COBRA benefits to a terminated employee has been cut from the Senate version of the jobs bill. The original version of the bill would have...
Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop In Commercial Real Estate -
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Denice Gierach
Anyone who owns commercial real estate knows that there are cycles in commercial real estate. There are times when the commercial real estate market is "hot" and times when the real estate market is oversaturated and is considered "soft." As the economy has been in...
An Option For Elders -
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Denice Gierach
As a person gets older, they may find that it is harder to review the mail that comes in, pay the bills and deal with issues that may come up from time to time on those bills. Many times, an elder person can feel a...
Looking Towards The Future Of Your Family Owned Business -
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Denice Gierach
Many business owners own family businesses that were either started by them or that were inherited from their parents who started the family business. He or she may have built that business into a nice size business that, despite the business cycles and the current...
Year-end tax planning for businesses -
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Denice Gierach
In a short time, 2009 will be history. For many people, they will be happy for a fresh start in the New Year, hopefully full of new opportunities to grow their businesses and in turn grow their families. It is a time of celebration, of...
Is buying a franchise your best option? -
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Denice Gierach
Many people looking to buy a business consider buying a franchise. After all, they think the franchisor has a cookie-cutter approach that can’t miss and they can just walk into the new business, which will be flush with cash. In the numbers I have read,...
Is this a good time to transfer your wealth to your children? -
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Denice Gierach
With the interest rates at a really low rate, and with the economic fallout from the present economy, even people with money do not feel flush now and may decide that they do not want to make gifts to the next generation. Even though the...
Where to turn when business partners are in conflict -
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Denice Gierach
Many times partners in a business start out at the beginning of the business excited to go into business with each other. Each has their own separate skill set that they bring to the table, whether it is in sales, production or operations. Many times...
