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2023 BDO Tax Strategist Survey
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With the rise of the Tax Strategist, a trend is taking shape past the normal tax planning: Tax leaders who use a strategic approach are becoming key contributors to driving positive business performance. To uncover what’s behind this trend, tax executives were surveyed about their involvement in overall decision-making, as well as their top priorities and challenges in the next 12 months.

Value Acceleration: Increase Business Value and Liquidity
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When considering that only 20% to 30% of businesses that go to market will actually sell, it’s important to know the factors that impact a business valuation. By applying a value acceleration process framework—one that focuses on increasing value by aligning business, personal, and financial goals—business owners can increase their business value, which will often increase the ease of selling the business, and vice versa.

The Emergence of B Corps: Positioning the Family Office to Achieve Impact | 2022 FOX Family Forum
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Once the family enterprise is clear on which values it aims to preserve, the next step is to integrate and execute those values in an intentional way. Enter: The B Corps. Certified B Corporations are leaders in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy. Join this session to learn how one family office achieved B Corps status, why it matters, and how yours can too. Philippe Mauchard, Venture Partner and Former Chief Investment Officer, SPDG Ventures Peter Moustakerski, CEO, FOX

The Strategy Checklist
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Strategy is often thought of as an art form—an unstructured, intuitive exercise propelled by inspiration and brilliance. However, just like finance, operations, or marketing, strategy is a functional discipline with tools, frameworks, processes, best practices, and metrics. This checklist is end-to-end process for developing and executing a compelling corporate strategy.

Helping Families Navigate Business Transitions | 2022 FOX Wealth Advisor Forum
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Many family businesses are undergoing or anticipating transitions, prompting the need for trusted advisors more than ever. This session features experts who have deep breadth of experience in helping families manage business transitions and the complexity that comes with them, including new liquidity, helping founders find their next purpose, and more. John Brown, Founder, Business Enterprise Institute Moderated by Gaby Griffin, Market Leader, Business Owners and Family Office Executives, FOX

Business Ownership at a Crossroad: Key Questions for Planning What's Next
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Although business-owning families have foundational reasons for staying invested, most at some point will contemplate whether, when, and how to divest. By asking five key questions, a business owner's decision to hold a concentrated position or unwind all or a portion of the business can be made with greater confidence.

Strategic Growth Plans: The Basics, the Barriers, and the Pivot to Success
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Successful strategic growth planning occurs when a company identifies opportunities for growth and then focuses its organization to be efficient and effective in the pursuit of those opportunities. Having proper preparation and governance is key to reach and sustain that success. This e-book will help jump start a company’s move towards that journey. It will also highlight the warning signs that can derail a strategic plan and show how companies can prepare to keep the plan on track.

Empowered Planning: Your Business Transition
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The decision to sell your business is a big one, and you’re far from alone if you’re thinking about making this kind of transition. In this webcast, learn how to determine the right time to sell, the next steps once you decide to make that transition, and the essential tax considerations to keep in mind.

Building Momentum: Decoding your Business Data
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From start-up founders, to self-employed individuals, making real financial progress towards your goal is a universal priority for business owners. Watch this educational webinar to receive tips, tricks, and on-trend advice to learn how to proactively navigate through different business cycles. Through the decoding process, you also learn what to consider when assessing your financial statements, top ratios, and a deep dive into banking products available to business owners. The 10 key moments from the webinar: