Are You Personally Liable?
One of the reasons you incorporate or form a limited
liability company is to protect yourself against personal
liability. And, for the most part, such protection is
effective. However, there are actions you might take
innocently or not so innocently, that could jeopardize
the position of safety. This article helps you steer
clear of those risks and maintain the personal liability
shield that you desire.
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Greetings!
These are interesting economic times, and this issue of
M&A Front offers information to help you navigate.
First, we provide on overview of actions that could
result in personal liability for company actions. You
conduct business within a legal entity for a reason -
protection from personal liability. Be sure to avoid
actions that could inadvertently expose you.
Second, is your business a "family business"? If so,
there are many issues that you deal with beyond basic
business management. Read "Family Business: Preparing
the Next Generation" for suggestions from nationally
renowned experts on family business succession
planning.
Third, some incredibly interesting studies have been
conducted on employee productivity. Read "Sustainable
Company Growth through Effective Employee
Performance Management" herein and get a summary of
enlightening new findings by The Gallop Organization.
Finally, this issue of Vercor's newsletter offers some
insights into rates of return for investments in private
companies. We hope you enjoy this issue of M&A
Front. It is a pleasure to serve you.
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| Preparing the Next Generation | | |  One of the greatest concerns in families who own
businesses and in families of wealth, is how to assure
that their assets will add value to their children's lives,
not detract. Too often, we equate giving with gifts,
setting things up for our kids, or making opportunities
for them. However, these kinds of gifts may deny them
opportunity to grow and develop into healthy, fulfilled
and motivated adults. This article presents three
categories of understanding that each family should
instill in their children to maximize the odds that wealth
will remain an asset to them rather than a liability.Read More... | | |
| Effective Employee Performance Management | | |  In the April 2002 edition of the Journal of Applied
Psychology, The Gallup Organization published research
that proved unequivocally that a more engaged
employee is more productive, profitable, customer
focused, safer and less likely to jump ship. Gallup also
found that 70 percent of U.S. employees are not
engaged at work. This article reviews the four
disciplines that Gallop found to contribute to building a
working environment that nurtures and creates more
engaged employees.Full Story | | |
| Valuation Basics | | |  What rate of return is reasonable to expect, or should
be required, on an investment in a private business?
This article provides a basic overview of the concepts
of return on investment and required rate of return. It
provides a perspective of the rates of return earned on
various common investments, and then provides a
rational basis for returns that should be required, and
are required, on investments in private businesses.More Information ... | | |
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