when an owner dies without a buy-sell agreement

three ways to value the business. four lousy alternatives.

by ed mendlowitz
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the right thing to do is have a buy-sell agreement, but many owners stupidly neglect to get this done. here is a suggested buyout plan where one owner drops dead, unexpectedly, and there is no agreement.

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a caveat is that the right way is to engage an appraiser to determine the value and go through an entire process that was explained in my previous post. however, with smaller businesses where the families want to keep costs low, not cause excessive time and stress, and remain friends … what follows is a suggested plan. this might not work in every situation and is certainly not ideal. however, it does offer a manageable method of price and terms.