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Business owners often face the question of what’s next – the decision between keeping and growing the business or transitioning it. Growing the business has its associated short-term rewards and long-term risks. Transitioning the business has the complication of whether it is in whole or in part; internally to the family or team; or selling to the nebulous third party. Business owners often have the feeling that the advice they are receiving is prematurely narrowed. This session will identify and discuss the pros and cons of the myriad of potential strategies as well as the improvements you should start making now to increase the value of the business. Learn how to navigate the tributaries and ramifications of your potential choices.
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Presented by Melisa Silverman, JD, CEPA, CEVA, SBA, CMEA and Jeffrey Kates, MBA, CEPA
The EPI community is home to advisors from across the industry, with different entering disciplines and varied goals for how they will integrate exit planning services into what they do. For many, they tack on exit planning services to their existing firm and product. For some, they take the plunge and create standalone firms fully dedicated to provide exit planning and value growth services as their exclusive offering.
This is no small feat. It demands a high level of entrepreneurship, leadership, and organization. This month, we are thrilled to have a successful expert who accomplished just that. And, this session will give you the insights you seek and an open-mic opportunity to ask your questions, share your knowledge, and develop best practices.
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Presented by Steven Mancini, Esq. and Shelley Lightfoot, Executive Director
Our 14th annual Gathering is two days of shared insights, education, and collegiality. The Gathering is an annual event for all advisors in Estate, Business, and Wealth Strategies Planning. As we gather and work together we can, through collegiality and collaboration, provide the leadership our clients are seeking to offer clarity and direction for their planning needs.
The presenters are each experts in their field who enjoy sharing and who give of themselves and their time. Their unique skills, wisdom, and judgement are truly invaluable. With our Thought Leader Community as your resource, you don’t have to master the answer to every client quandary. Instead you become courageously armed with the right questions and resources. This We-driven mindset is transformational for you, your practice, and your clients.
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Simply recasting financials to find a new EBITDA and estimating a factor does not make a true valuation – even when combined with a calculation of fixed assets and goodwill. Misunderstanding enterprise value, a lifestyle business, and/or discrete and non-discrete intangible assets often cause businesses to lose value. Learn the nuances of Assessments/Valuations and how to transition from a Wisdom-driven Business to a Value-driven Business. Value-driven Businesses increase your options by systematizing the magic you’ve applied to creating success up to this point. They command stability for internal transitions, as well as the highest market value if you decide to sell.
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Presented by Melisa Silverman, JD, CEPA, CEVA, SBA, CMEA and Steve Mancini, Esq.
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What are the Primary Techniques of Business Succession?
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Presented by Peter Myers, Esq. and Sean Kenney, Esq.
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One of the most common reasons business transitions derail is what we call Expectation Gaps. These are blind spots and pot holes that, once revealed, prevent a business owner from confidently executing their plan. Learn how to create team alignment and identify/prioritize Enhancement Initiatives in The Eight Critical Areas of: risk mitigation, finance, operations, sales and marketing, human resources, and crisis management. Discover a systematic process to address targeted improvements that directly increase value, improve workplace dynamics and drive cash flow.
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Presented by Melisa Silverman, JD, CEPA, CEVAQ, SBA, CMEA and Jeffrey Kates
Often, many of the business transition conversations business owners have already had have not addressed the design of the transition itself. The topic has been overly generalized and prematurely narrowed: keep versus sell. Help your business owner clients navigate the tributaries and ramifications of their potential choices and figure out what they want. Learn how to implement a process that leads business owners through all phases of transition, from their current Wisdom-driven Business to a Value-driven Business. The resulting increased clarity for the owner and market value of the business expands options and solidifies choices for eventual transition: if, when, how and how much.
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Presented by Melisa Silverman, JD, CEPA, CVA, SBA, CMEA, and Joe Strazzeri, Esq.
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Where are you now? Evaluate the Current State of the business using a true valuations process conducted by credentialed professionals. This offers the business owner a realistic picture of their company’s value from a buyer’s perspective – including assessments in two distinct areas: attractiveness and readiness. Help your business owners become poised to transition from a Wisdom-driven Business to a Value-driven Business.
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Presented by Melisa Silverman, JD, CEPA, CVA, SBA, CMEA and Shelley Lightfoot, Executive Director
Financial, legal, and tax products and structures are NOT what entrepreneur clients are seeking. Join Eve and Matt as they reveal how C-suite options and staffing may have you be seen as the advisor that truly helps the business grow and the owner take a step back. Create value for your clients, planning/product opportunities, and the asset your clients have always wanted – market for and help clients in a whole new way.
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Presented by Eve Nasby and Matt Brogdon, PRC
How do we as advisors have those important conversations with clients about how to pass their values on to their next generation in a business succession scenario. Values that are based in work ethic, family, philanthropy, and faith have had much to do with the success of the family business. A successful transfer can be all the more satisfying when those legacies are an intentional part of the succession plan. When you can initiate and lead that conversation, you will become a more valuable resource to your business owner clients. In this presentation, we will outline some strategies that will give you the confidence to lead your clients into this space and generate productive outcomes.
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Presented by Rick Abbondanza, Esq. and Stan Miller, Esq.
The goal of an owner is to work more “on” the business – marketing, planning, building value, and preparing for succession. Profitable growth is dependent on the owner’s choice to see the business realities and partner with the Team. Joe and Paul will share a process to develop an informed, delegated, and motivated team, allowing the owner to only be as involved as they enjoy.
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Presented by Paul Scott, CPA, ABV, CFF and Joseph J, Strazzeri, Esq.
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The goal of an owner is to work more “on” the business – marketing, planning, building value, and preparing for succession. Profitable growth is dependent on the owner’s choice to see the business realities and partner with the Team. Paul and Shelley will share a process to develop an informed, delegated, and motivated team, allowing the owner to only be as involved as they enjoy. Consider your practice and consider a new way to attract business owners.
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Presented by Paul Scott, CPA, ABV, CFF and Shelley Lightfoot, Executive Director
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