by johnireland | Wellness Corner
People who decide to get fitter in their fifties usually start with cardio — walking further, cycling, swimming. All worthwhile. None of it addresses the thing that most determines how the next thirty years will feel. Muscle mass declines from around thirty and the...
by johnireland | The Book Shelf
Finish Big by Bo Burlingham asks a question most business books ignore: not what your company sold for, but whether you were glad afterwards. Burlingham interviewed dozens of owners who had exited. The ones who were content had usually started preparing three to eight...
by johnireland | Legal Spotlight
Estates used to be found in a filing cabinet. A great deal of the modern estate exists only as a login, protected by security designed to keep everyone out — including the Executor who is legally entitled to deal with it. Digital assets fall into four groups. Things...
by johnireland | Tax Talk
Business Property Relief used to be unlimited. Qualifying business assets passed free of Inheritance Tax whatever they were worth, which is why so many family firms survived the death of their founder intact. Since 6 April 2026, that is no longer the position. The...
by johnireland | Business Builder
An owner says the business sold for four million. What actually completed was two and a half, with the rest depending on profits over three years. That is an earn-out, and it appears in a large share of private company sales. Why they exist. Sellers price on what the...
