Where do employees get the money to buy the business with an ESOP? Jerry Ripperger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the various capital sources used to fund an Employee Stock Option Program (ESOP) purchase of a business.

Let the government help sell your business to your employees. Jerry Ripperger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) as a tax advantages plan to help employees buy your business.

Only 1 in 7 family businesses are passed on to the next generation. Jerry Ripperger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the financial challenges of transferring family business ownership to the next generation.

How does a business owner get paid when selling to internal purchasers? Russ Brown joins Jim Blasingame to ideas on how to structure a payout plan as part of an internal business succession transaction with managers or family.

What steps have to be taken to pass your business to the next owner? Russ Brown joins Jim Blasingame with tips and best practices on the process of grooming a member of your team to take over your small business when you’re ready to retire.

Have you made plans for divesting of your small business? Russ Brown joins Jim Blasingame to recommend that every small business owner develop an internal succession plan.

Boomers weave work and life together; Generation X separates the two. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why generational differences about work and life will be a factor in who will buy your business.

The best prospect to buy your business may already be working for you. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why Baby Boomers may want to try to create the buyer of your business from your management team.

What will happen when Boomer business owners are ready to retire? John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to discuss options Baby Boomer business owners will have selling their businesses when they’re ready to retire.

How much is your website worth? Russ Brown joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the evolution of intangible assets from patents to websites, and the challenges buyers and sellers face in their valuation.