Guest:
Michael Weaver
Mike’s practice focuses on providing experienced counsel to businesses and individuals. His areas of expertise include corporate and business law, real estate transactions, federal and state taxation and tax planning, estate, retirement and financial planning, and trust administration and probate.
July 20, 2021
In this first episode of a series on Business Exit Strategies, Vandenack Weaver Partner Mike Weaver joins our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver, to discuss business and tax considerations when selling your business. Mike and Mary give real world examples on topics like positioning your business for the sale, what buyers are looking for, tax allocations, handling voting/non-voting shares as well as financial statement considerations and cleaning potential skeletons out of your closet. If you are considering selling your business or just want to learn more about this topic, tune in to this week’s episode of Legal Visionaries.
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Non-Disclosure Agreements When Selling Your Business
Guest:
Michael Weaver
Mike’s practice focuses on providing experienced counsel to businesses and individuals. His areas of expertise include corporate and business law, real estate transactions, federal and state taxation and tax planning, estate, retirement and financial planning, and trust administration and probate.
July 27, 2021
Welcome to the second episode of a series on Business Exit Strategies. Listen in as Vandenack Weaver Partner Mike Weaver joins our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver, to discuss non-disclosure agreements when selling your business. What is a non-disclosure agreement? When should you use one and what type of information is included? Do they last forever? What are the risks if I use an online template? Do they vary by state? Learn all this and more so you can protect yourself and your information during the sales process.
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Enhancing Your Brand In Anticipation of Selling
Guest:
Cheri Duryea
After more than 25 years in marketing, Cheri opened Duryea Strategic Marketing in Oct. of 2013. Her prior experience as a client, agency and vendor has given her an unparalleled understanding of the direct marketing discipline.
August 3, 2021
In our third episode of the series on Business Exit Strategies our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver, talks to Cheri Duryea, President of Duryea Strategic Marketing, about the importance of a company’s brand when they are looking to sell, or any other time for that matter. The episode begins by defining the term brand, then moves on to discuss why a strong brand is important and how to develop one, how to measure the value of a brand and finally, some strategies to enhance a brand prior to selling. If you are a business owner, listen in for some tips you can use to strengthen your brand.
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Trust Strategies for the Business Exit
Guest:
Michael Weaver
Mike’s practice focuses on providing experienced counsel to businesses and individuals. His areas of expertise include corporate and business law, real estate transactions, federal and state taxation and tax planning, estate, retirement and financial planning, and trust administration and probate.
November 9, 2021
This week on Legal Visionaries our host Mary Vandenack, the Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guest, Mike Weaver, Managing Member at Vandenack Weaver discuss some techniques using trusts that business owners should consider when selling. What is a Grantor Trust? How does a GRAT work? Why and when are these trusts beneficial? How is a NING technique used? What requirements are needed to maintain non-Grantor status? If you are planning to sell your business, tune in to learn about these techniques for improving the status of your income tax and estate plan.
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