by johnireland | The Book Shelf
John Warrillow’s Built to Sell is a short business fable with one test at its heart: if you were not here, would this still work? That is also the estate planning test. A business that depends entirely on its owner is not an asset that can be passed on — it is a...
by johnireland | Articles
Why This Book Belongs on an Estate Planner’s Shelf John Warrillow’s Built to Sell is written as a short business fable: Alex owns a struggling advertising agency, discovers that no buyer wants it, and rebuilds it into something saleable with the help of a...
by johnireland | Wellness Corner
Employees have managers, managers have directors, directors have a board. The owner has nobody — while carrying the guarantees, the payroll and every decision. Most UK owners describe running a business as isolating, and many say they have no one at all they can be...
by johnireland | Articles
The Question Nobody Asks the Owner Employees have managers. Managers have directors. Directors have a board. The owner has nobody — and yet the owner is the person carrying the personal guarantee, the payroll, the lease, and the outcome of every decision. Ask an owner...
by johnireland | Business Builder
Most UK SMEs with more than one shareholder never put a shareholders’ agreement in place. Without one, the Companies Act and model articles decide what happens — and the defaults are poor. Shares pass to the deceased’s family under their Will, so you can...
