
Business Succession Issues: Understanding Buy-Sell Agreements
Running into financial troubles isn't the only reason that some closely held businesses fail to succeed. Their untimely demise may result from the lack of a formal plan providing for the orderly succession of management and ownership of the business. Such a plan frequently incorporates a buy-sell agreement as the tool for ensuring that the business will continue even after the departure, death, or disability of an owner.
To head off future problems, it pays to understand th