Is crowdfunding in your future? Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the good, bad and ugly parts of crowdfunding as a way to capitalize a cause, a project or one day, a business, and the role social media is playing.

How does an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) work? Larry May joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the first steps a founder should take when considering selling the company to employees under an ESOP.

How does a small business convert to employee ownership? Larry May joins Jim Blasingame to share the story about how his company converted from founder ownership to being owned by employees under an ESOP.

One of the hardest things is to have a successful business partnership. David Gage joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons it's very difficult to have a successful, long-term business partnership, but it can be done.

Where do employees get the money to buy the business with an ESOP? Jerry Ripperger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the various capital sources used to fund an Employee Stock Option Program (ESOP) purchase of a business.

Only 1 in 7 family businesses are passed on to the next generation. Jerry Ripperger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the financial challenges of transferring family business ownership to the next generation.

Most business sales are not going to come with a big check at closing. Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the reality of how most business sales are capitalized and that truth is why you need to get your business ready for sale.

Have you looked at your balance sheet lately? Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role your balance sheet will play in the process of selling your business, and how to clean it up.

Preparing your business for sale requires long-term planning. Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that it can take several years to get your business cleaned up to maximize the value to a prospective buyer.

How does a business owner get paid when selling to internal purchasers? Russ Brown joins Jim Blasingame to ideas on how to structure a payout plan as part of an internal business succession transaction with managers or family.