Growing a Business

Do you value your company and its future? Do you like to see direct rewards for your innovative efforts? Do you welcome overcoming the challenges each day brings you? Do you know firsthand a small business won’t last without providing exceptional service? Do you like being your own boss and controlling your own future? Do you take pride in having clients who are your biggest fans? Would you like to work with a Massachusetts law firm that is interested in what’s important to you?

Although more and more business in being conducted online, much is still conducted in stores and shops throughout Massachusetts. Additionally, while some may work from home or telecommute, a large number of companies will continue to have an office with employees and customers. For some having space might be a luxury, but for others it’s a requirement of doing business. If you are a business owner interested in real estate or real property issues, then contact us and discuss what steps make sense with your business model and growth. In addition to the details of any transaction, we can help you consider ownership benefits and also work with you through municipal permitting and land use issues that often arise in local projects.

Not sure if you are ready for the expense and responsibilities of a fulltime office? Then consider one of our business incubator programs where we help small business owners who need office space, a satellite office, or a conference room. Contact us to learn more about how you can have a professional identity, an address for your mail, and office space (only when needed) while also having your own business attorneys located just down the hall.

You can’t fight city hall, and sometimes you don’t have to. As a business owner there are a number of state and local municipal laws you may not have faced before. In these independent arenas, knowing the law of the land can be an invaluable resource. Our attorneys have rich municipal and government experience and can guide you through the formal and informal steps to success. In addition to finding answers to problems and challenges, there may be opportunities through government programs and contracts for you to consider. This is only one example of another place where our experience can add value in growing your business. Our philosophy remains simple.

Our attorneys may assist your business in developing and growing in areas such as: procurement, municipal contracts, bids, bid disputes, and government programs.

One of the greatest challenges a business owner can face may not be in running their business, but in passing the business on to its next leaders. One of the often forgotten rewards of being a successful business owner is having the opportunity to leave your mark of distinction behind. When properly planned for and expected, transferring the reigns of a family business or successful company may be a completely rewarding experience.

Alternatively, when the challenges of transferring a business are thrust upon the unprepared, the results can lead to great difficulties and often the collapse of a successful business. The core of succession planning involves considering the people who will be making future decisions. From there a full understanding of the business, its operations, and obligations is essential for a smooth transition. Finally, the financial elements need to be fully covered to handle tax and any other funding issues.

Our lawyers can help you with either formal or informal succession planning options. Whether involving changes to an operating agreement, drafting buy-sell agreements, or any number of other tools, our lawyers can help you in protecting the transfer of your business in a proper and rewarding manner.