The Art and Science of Successful Planning

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BUSINESS LIFECYCLE

Stage l-
The Emerging
Business

Survival
oriented

Entrepreneurial

Establish
systems

Obtain
clientele

Cash short

Fast paced

Flexible

Customer
service focus

Financial
protection needs

Stage ll -
The Successful
Business

Established
Clientele
and systems

Positive cash
flow and
and financial
stability

Return to
risk taking

Regained
flexibility

Renewed
innovation

Customer
and market
orientation

Quality focus

Experienced
management

Continued
growth

Stage lll-
The mature
business

Conservative

Procedure/
Efficiency
oriented

Managerial

Rapid
growth

Group
health
plans

Group life
plans

Group
long-term
plans

Qualified
retirement
plans

Nonqualified salary
continuation and deffered
compensation plans

Executive bonus
plans

Employee
stock owner-
ship plans

stock
option and
bonus plans

Cafetaria
plans

Medical expense
Reimbursement plans

Personal
Financial
Planning

Split-dollar
insurance
plans

Personal
disability
insurance
plans

Executive
bonus plans

Section-303
stock
redemptions

personal
state
planning

Buy-sell
agreements

Key employee
insurance plans

Business over
head-expenses
plans

Review key
employee
insurance
plans

Advance
state
planning

Business
Stages

Employee
Benefits

Personal
Benefits

Business
Continuation

Consult your advisors about the application of
the above techniques to your business

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