Syllabus

• Let’s Face It — It’s Inevitable…
  ● Does Anyone Worry About This?
• Who Depends on Your Business?
  ● What If You’re Suddenly Not Around?
  ● Your Business Lives On Beyond You
  ● We Need a Plan
•  So — What’s YOUR Plan?
  ● Durable Powers of Attorney
  ● What Makes it “Durable”?
• Not Dead Yet!
  ● Financial Durable Power of Attorney
  ● Personal & Healthcare Durable Power of Attorney
  ● A Will
  ● Probate
  ● How Much Does Probate Cost?
  ● Why Avoid Probate?
• A Trust (or Living Trust)
  ● Will vs. Trust? Which is Better?
  ● Funding Your Trust
  ● Your Trust As a Beneficiary
  ● Fund Your Trust With…Your Business
• So, Who Will Run My Business?
  ● Operating Agreement
  ● Write a Contingency Plan
  ● Contents of Contingency Plan
  ● Make a Contingency Chart
  ● What Happens When We Die?
• People Will Be Sad for a While…and Our Businesses Will Continue to Run Smoothly and Successfully!