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Change of Residence Issues in Franchising Agreements
In this day and age when people change jobs every 3.2 years and change their life-time plan at least every six months or change spouses and get divorces more than anytime in modern history franchising companies must be careful to continually upgrade its data bases of its owners, outlets and their residences.

ce our client's basis (a software and consulting firm) was essentially $0, the entire sale amount would have been treated as ordinary in

South African Mining Companies and Mining Houses are Being Reevaluated
South Africa holds the world’s largest reserves of gold (35%), platinum group metals (55.7%), manganese ore (80%) chrome ore (68.3%) titanium metals (21%). It also produces a large share of the world’s diamonds and mineral deposits.Lucrative opportunities exist for downstream processing and value adding o

We recently completed a Merger and Acquisition engagement to sell our client to a large publicly traded company. Our client had started her company 25 years ago and had set it up a C Corp. She never was advised to change that structure in preparation for a much better tax treatment on the sale of the business.

The buyer had an acquisition policy of only asset sales and no stock sales. The tax implications to our client were punishing. In a C Corp Asset Sale, there is no such thing as a long-term capital gain for the corporation. Since our client's basis (a software and consulting firm) was essentially $0, the entire sale amount would have been treated as ordinary in

Create Dynamic Headlines For Your Advertising and Multiply Your Responses Virtually Overnight
Done well, advertising can launch your business into a period of explosive growth. Done poorly, advertising can be one of the most wasteful and risky forms of marketing activity. Laser-like targeting and messaging with irresistible appeal are two crucial elements.Many b

her company 25 years ago and had set it up a C Corp. She never was advised to change that structure in preparation for a much better tax treatment on the sale of the business.

Foreign Franchising
As McDonald’s and Subway of the U.S. are experiencing wild popularity in the overseas market, foreign franchises like Pollo Campero and Jollibee are getting popular in the U.S. There is a great scope of foreign franchises in the country, as people want to try something new and adventurous.Want to Deal wit

treatment on the sale of the business.

6 Ways To Keep Your Mental Batteries Charged
When you leave your car headlights on overnight, what happens?No power. You can’t get to work. You can’t even get out of the driveway. Your brain is like a car battery. If you let all the juice run down, you can’t function very well. Your brain tells your body that it just can’t handle anything

ations to our client were punishing. In a C Corp Asset Sale, there is no such thing as a long-term capital gain for the corporation. Since our client's basis (a software and consulting firm) was essentially $0, the entire sale amount would have been treated as ordinary in

Stop Shaking A Stick At Sales Training
I ran across a very insightful article in CLO Magazine today written by Tina Teodorescu (I had to cut and paste that one!). The article, “How Effective is Your Sales Training Program?” talks about the unique challenges of developing an effective training program for people that fund your payroll

ce our client's basis (a software and consulting firm) was essentially $0, the entire sale amount would have been treated as ordinary income and would have been taxed at a rate of about 30%. Once taxes are paid by the corporation and a distribution is made to the stockholders, the stockholders are then taxed at the 15% individual long-term capital gains rate.

Let's say that the purchase price was $5 million. With an asset sale, the Corporation would first pay 30% of $5 million, or $1.5 million. On the distribution, the shareholders would pay 15% of the $3.5 million distribution or $425,000. The total tax paid is a whopping $1,925,000. Net proceeds to the seller are

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Many of us are afraid of losing their jobs. But what should we do if it has happened? Psychologists advise not to fall into depression, but to work out the plan of further actions. The plan depends on the aims you set for yourself. Having lost their job most people try to return into their business sphere or make their living with every possible job.

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Business coach. As a business coach I show business owners how to get customers lining up to buy from them. In this article I explain several concepts that will help you get customers. Consistently, day in day out.

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