Fifty years ago, the U.S. Congress did something smart for America (yes, it does happen sometimes). It authorized the creation of a volunteer organization called S.C.O.R.E. (the letters initially stood for “Service Corps of Retired Executives”) under the umbrella of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The idea was that struggling small business owners needed information, […]
In an increasingly digital world, more and more assets are being converted from something you can touch, feel and hoard into a combination of ones and zeroes on a computer server somewhere. Where do they all go when the owner dies? A friend of mine told me recently that if he were to “kick the […]
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In speaking to business owners and “people in career transitions” nationwide, I am often called upon to speculate about the future. For example, I am frequently asked: What businesses should I be thinking of starting now? What businesses will still be around in ten years’ time? Where will tomorrow’s jobs be? Will there BE a future […]
Last year, the New York State legislature adopted a law which completely rewrote the rules for non-profit corporations in that state. As the author/editor of a three-volume treatise on New York not-for-profit corporations (available only to lawyers, so please don’t go rushing onto Amazon.com hoping to buy a copy), I have spent the last three […]