{"id":96,"date":"2023-02-16T05:48:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T05:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomasgonzalezlaw.com\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2024-02-02T02:06:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T02:06:41","slug":"business-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tomasgonzalezlaw.com\/index.php\/business-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"96\" class=\"elementor elementor-96\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e72a943 elementor-section-height-min-height service-dtl-main business-man elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2e72a943\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18b507ff\" data-id=\"18b507ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51be91e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51be91e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"business-text-blk\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-405d6d16\" data-id=\"405d6d16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b4628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11b4628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Planning<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f5db66b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f5db66b\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"servicer-dtl-text-blk\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f1398a8\" data-id=\"4f1398a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-524dd459 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"524dd459\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f9650a0\" data-id=\"6f9650a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"servicer-con-blk\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d65ff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d65ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Planning<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7030c66a color-y elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7030c66a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3>What is \u201cbusiness planning\u201d?<\/h3>\nFirst things first, when you think \u201cbusiness planning\u201d don\u2019t think of a \u201cbusiness plan\u201d. The terms, despite sounding and appearing nearly identical, are not synonyms.\n\nA business <em>plan<\/em> is a document. It lays out your company\u2019s objectives and <em>the plan<\/em> of how it will go about achieving those objectives. It\u2019s a proscriptive roadmap.\n\nBy contrast, business <em>planning<\/em> is the act of ensuring that your business assets are protected against civil money judgments, that they\u2019re handled and\/or distributed according to your wishes when you\u2019re no longer able to do so (e.g., upon your death or incapacitation), and that your tax liability is mitigated to the maximum extent permitted by law.\n\nIn summary, a business plan is to business planning what an apple is to apple.com.\n<h3><strong>Who needs business planning?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li>If you\u2019re serious about opening up a business, and doing it right, then you need business planning advice.<\/li>\n \t<li>If you\u2019re concerned about protecting your assets against lawsuits (frivolous or otherwise), you need business planning advice.<\/li>\n \t<li>If you have a spouse or children or both, and you want to make sure they\u2019re protected against lawsuits to your business, you need business planning advice.<\/li>\n \t<li>If you want to make sure your family has the means necessary to properly sell or continue to run your business the day you can no longer do so because of death or incapacity, you need business planning advice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Do you need an attorney for business planning?<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe short answer: Yes.\n\nUnlike the commonly held views on estate planning (which are incorrect, by the way \u2013 see <a href=\"https:\/\/tomasgonzalezlaw.com\/index.php\/estate-planning\/\">what is \u201cestate planning\u201d<\/a>.\n<h3><strong>Can you DIY business planning?<\/strong><\/h3>\nDespite the risk of beating a dead horse, here, no. No, you can\u2019t.\n\nActually, let me be more specific: Yes, you <em>can<\/em>, but you shouldn\u2019t.\n<h3><strong>Can\u2019t you just incorporate online, using a turnkey platform?<\/strong><\/h3>\nIncorporating is part of what, but it\u2019s not all that, business planning is about. As the ole idiom goes, \u201cThe whole is greater than the sum of its parts.\u201d If I fill a cup with ocean water and bring it to you, have you gone to the beach? No. Likewise, just incorporating is not business planning. Part of your business planning strategy <em>may<\/em> include incorporating (especially for a new venture), but that\u2019s just one aspect of it. It\u2019s not the totality of the strategy itself.\n<h2>What does business planning have to do with asset protection?<\/h2>\nUnlike estate planning, everything! Business planning is all about asset protection and a whole lot more. It contemplates tax mitigation and avoidance, estate planning, and asset protection. It\u2019s got a lot of moving parts, and there is no way that a properly devised business planning strategy can be accomplished without the right professionals by your side.\n\nIf your business is not worth the cost of consulting with an attorney, then you\u2019re probably too green to be starting a business in the first place. Take that with a grain of salt. It\u2019s just an opinion cultivated over 20 years of business and legal experience.\n\nTo be clear, you don\u2019t need to take the advice of your attorney. However, you should at least hear him out, so you have a better lay of the land before you.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4524f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb4524f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d296d2d elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3d296d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left 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