Buying a business is an opportunity you may want to pursue. There are things you should consider, though. Do you know if you can take over the business's property lease? Are there expenses you will incur immediately, like ads or marketing campaigns that haven't ended?...
What’s the role of a deal team in a Colorado business sale?
Fort Collins business owners have all sorts of reasons to sell a portion or all of a company. Health issues intervene, competitive pressures build, the market is ripe for a sale or capital is needed for expansion. Sometimes, a Colorado entrepreneur just feels it's...
Know your business’ value: Purchasing a business in Colorado
So, you're interested in buying a new business to run in your area. Maybe this is your first purchase, or perhaps you already own several businesses and just want to expand. You know that buying the wrong company can cost you more than you'll ever earn, but getting...
Your business purchase and your future in Colorado
When you want to buy a business in Colorado, you need to know that you're making a good decision. Getting good information about the property and the existing business already working there is vital to your success and the continued success of the business. When...
How attorneys can help during your sale of business assets
If you are thinking about purchasing a Colorado business, you may have a lot of questions and concerns about the process. This is understandable; after all, the purchase or sale of business assets can be one of the most stressful activities in which you will ever...
Pilgrim’s Pride priced out of business purchase agreement
The Greeley, Colorado, company Pilgrim's Pride has withdrawn an offer to purchase Hillshire Brands after another bidder increased its purchase price. The business purchase agreement proposed by Tyson Foods offered $63 per share of Hillshire in cash -- Pilgrim's Pride...
Labor lawsuit forces Fort Collins bar to sever partnership ties
Growing companies often form strategic partnerships to reach business goals and become successful. Unless those partnerships are managed very closely, things can quickly go wrong as one local business is now discovering. In mid-May, a chef who owns other successful...
New hope for parents facing custody battles in global arena?
As Colorado dad Dennis Burns continues to forge resolutely ahead on a family law matter that has embroiled him for several years, he might derive some hope from proposed legislation on Capitol Hill that is directly focused on his problem. That "problem," as centrally...
Colorado father pushes for return of abducted children
Colorado dad Dennis Burns has a singular family law problem in which very few parents can truly appreciate or empathize. That is the kidnapping of his children by their mother -- his ex-wife -- and their return to her native Argentina following the couple's divorce in...
Same-sex custody dispute takes material twist in state on appeal
Given that a family law case in another state has been described as "unprecedented" and is reportedly the first of its type to work its way through the courts, readers in Colorado and elsewhere might be interested to hear the details. The matter involves a same-sex...