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New Podcast Release

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4arroVetwy7SZpHqFHbDAQ?si=Md3pSBHnRpa0kGNUZmMQUA

Company Trader Behind the Business Podcast

I aas recently a guest on Orlandos “Behind the Business Podcast”. Take a listen and learn a little of my journey. orlando behind the business podcast

The Uncomfortable Truth of Education for Entrepreneurship

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The Uncomfortable Truth of Education Published on November 30, 2018  Edit article  View stats Michael Shea PA Status is online Michael Shea PA Board Certified Intermediary at Transworld Business Advisors,Mergers & Acquis ...  See more 25 articles Like 0 Comment 0 0 If your over 40 I am sure you have seen the movie starring Rodney Dangerfield called "Back to School". In the film, Dangerfield plays Thornton Melon a self-made millionaire who decides to 'enroll' at his sons' university. I love this film and the humor of Dangerfield but the nuanced humor of the ever man dropped into the "snobby university" with the elitist (complete with British accent) professor who looks down his nose on the crude street hustler. The picture above is of Melon in an Economics class schooling a professor on how real startups are done. Take note of the kids in the back....hungry business majors hanging on every word of t...

Some ESOP Fables Debunked

SOME ESOP FABLES – DEBUNKED Since 1974 when Congress first created the tax incentives for employees to become shareholders with the creation of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP), nearly 14 million employees own stock in over 7,000 companies through ESOPs.  It ranges from companies as large as Publix Supermarkets with over 190,000 employees to relatively small companies with just $1 million in annual payroll. Despite the growing popularity of ESOPs and the significant tax advantages many misconceptions exist so it’s difficult for a business owner to make an informed decision about setting up an ESOP for their company, and its employees.  Let me attempt to dispel ten common misconceptions, or fables, about ESOPs. ESOP Fable #1:   It would be easier just to sell my company to a third party . Business owners frequently hold the belief that “When the time comes to retire, I will just sell my company to an interested buyer.” As if that’s all there is to it....