The Way to Go
Posted Mar 08, 2012 in Publisher's Page
What happened in Vegas isn't staying in Vegas this time. At the Vision 21 meeting, attendees were told that it's simply smart business to have a contingency plan in place should anything call us away from the demands of the business. There was noticeable squirming in the room as these considerations are never comfortable to contemplate.
The message, however, is important and, now that I've been around the block a few times, it finally stuck with me. Though LMT is all about business continuation and how to do that as successfully as possible, we understand the need to give time and attention to the "what ifs." In fact, the message was delivered again--by a different speaker--last month at LMT's LAB DAY East. There, Dick Yemm, CFP, First Asset Consultants and author of the series Tomorrow, Your Business Without You: The Stories and Plan Design Tomorrow: Contingency/Succession Planning for the Small Business Owner, shared some compelling reasons why planning for the...