York Attorneys Assisting With Small Business Planning
Family-owned businesses, closely-held businesses, and other small businesses require a great deal of planning. While much of that planning should be focused on the immediate future, the long-term should not be overlooked. At Miller, Poole & Lord, LLP, our lawyers have more than 30 years of experience assisting businesses in York and Adams Counties and the surrounding parts of Pennsylvania in preparing for success from one generation to the next.
Contact us to learn more about the personal attention we offer in every case. Find out how that personal attention allows us to create strong attorney-client relationships, which we believe helps ensure success by providing small business planning guidance that meets the needs of each client.
Planning for the Immediate Future
Business planning begins with business formation and choice of entity. This is where the foundation is created from which a business succeeds. Tax planning must be considered from the start, and it is a critical element during the majority of business and commercial transactions.
Other elements of planning involve the management of employees. We offer our employment law services for businesses including review of hiring and termination procedures, creation of handbooks, avoidance of discrimination claims, and more. Our lawyers are committed to planning carefully from the beginning because we believe that is how the groundwork for success is built.
We also offer critical planning services for mergers and acquisitions of other businesses and raising capital to fund the ongoing needs of the business. And for many of our small businesses, we are their general counsel, solving any and all of the legal problems that arise in their business.
Planning for the Long Term
Business succession planning is a crucial issue for businesses. For family businesses, this issue also overlaps with estate planning. Essentially, the goal is to structure a plan allowing the business to smoothly transition from one generation to the next.
We will take great care to set up the appropriate structures necessary to achieve this goal. We will take great care to see that tax consequences are limited, looking at options that range from gifting to the creation of business trusts to the creation of holding companies to facilitate transitions.
Contact Miller, Poole & Lord, LLP, to speak with an experienced Pennsylvania business law attorney. We have more than 30 years of experience assisting small businesses with planning for both short-term and long-term success.
