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Business Succession Planning

Business succession planning is the process of preparing a business to transfer its ownership and control. As a business owner, you can create a legacy by implementing mechanisms to ensure your business outlives you.

Ohio Small Business Succession Planning

Inevitably, a business owner will one day leave their business. Whether it is through retirement, disability, or death, there is no avoiding it. This does not have to mean that the business closes its doors. Instead, the business owner can engage in business succession planning to ensure their business continues to thrive even in their absence.
With business succession planning, a business owner can determine exactly what they would like to happen upon their exit from the business, whether that is passing the torch to a family member, selling the business to a competitor or to employees, or something else. Business succession planning can also help business owners have a plan when it is time to replace other key members of the business. With a clear business succession plan, business owners can establish clear criteria for succession, identify potential successors, and provide mentorship and coaching. This allows business owners to leave their business under the hand of trusted leadership, in good financial health, and prepared to continue successfully for years or even decades to come.
As with any strategic planning endeavor, effective business succession planning requires you to make informed decisions. No matter your vision, we are here to help you make sound decisions and create an ideal business succession plan to help ensure your company’s hard-earned legacy endures the test of time.

Our Services Include:

Business Valuation Assistance

We advise on business valuation methods and factors to consider. We work collaboratively to help you create detailed and customized valuation reports, considering your business’s unique circumstances and industry.

Ownership Transfer Structuring

We’ll formulate a transfer framework that is compliant with applicable law and regulations. Proper transfer structuring minimizes fees and taxes payable, ensuring the company retains as much profit as legally possible.

Tax Planning and Optimization

Our experience in taxation allows us to arrange your affairs by satisfying all state and federal government payments without losing all of your profits or risking costly non-compliance.

Estate Planning Integration

If your business forms part of an estate, our experienced team will help you with proper planning and integration. We provide guidance on wills, trusts, buy-sell agreements, and other critical aspects designed to promote tax efficiency and asset protection.

You own a business. We help you plan its future.

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Critical Components of Succession Planning

Ohio Business Succession Planning Attorney

Secure the future of your business with succession planning. We are here to guide you through every step, ensuring a seamless transition. Don’t wait until it's too late—schedule your consultation today and protect your legacy.

Succession Transfer Options

You have a number of succession transfer options for your business succession plan.
1
Family Transfers

By structuring the succession to pass only to family members, you can keep the business within the family, compound generational wealth, and sustain the legacy.

2
Mergers or Acquisitions

This succession plan may combine two or more businesses in a merger or acquire a new business through an acquisition. This creates a stronger, more competitive entity with a higher market share. The downsides include the risk of loss of business identity and company culture.

3
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)

ESOP integrates employees as beneficial owners of the company. Employees become company owners based on the amount or value of their stock.

4
Third-Party Sales

You may sell the business to a non-affiliated external party, such as a private equity firm, competitor, or individual investor. Third-party sales can bring new energy to a business but may also adversely affect its culture, operations, or employee retention.

5
Management Buyouts (MBO)

A group of existing managers or members of a business's management team may pull resources to buy from the owner. This allows a smooth transition because they are familiar with the business.

Our Approach

Personalized Strategies

Business succession planning is not a one-size-fits-all activity, so we adopt a personalized, client-oriented approach by tailoring the strategy to each client's specific needs.

Collaborative Process

We partner with other professionals, such as banking, finance, and tax professionals, to develop smooth transition strategies while ensuring all considerations are accounted for.

Regular Plan Reviews

Business succession planning is not a one-time event. Your succession plan should be updated regularly to account for evolving circumstances. We always review and update the completed succession plans when major events occur.

Crisis Management Planning

We work closely with our clients in an attempt to identify emerging crises and prepare contingency plans to keep the business transition from suffering setbacks.

Ohio Business Succession Planning Attorney

A successful business may endure long after the passing of its founder. In order to make sure that your business will be in good hands for the generations to come, it's important to think through business succession planning. Contact Rhodium Law today for a free consultation today to discuss your business succession planning needs.

Why Choose Us?

1
Experienced

Our team is seasoned in business law with years of experience in complex transactions

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2
Holistic Approach

Our firm takes a multi-dimensional view of each plan. We review and address potential issues from various domains to facilitate a smooth transition process.

3
Long-Term Partner

We recognize the value of repeated business, so we perform our work with the highest standards to earn your trust and maintain a long-term relationship with our clients.

4
Multidisciplinary Knowledge

Our team brings a diverse set of experience in related areas of law which come to bear in the business succession planning process.

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