You Are the Founder of a Firm That Appears to Have

question 79

Essay

You are the founder of a firm that appears to have significant long-term growth potential. Right now you and your family own 100% of the firm's shares and you are trying to figure out whether to keep things that way. How might you do that? Should you do that?

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Timeframe

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