Selling a family business? What's the best option?
Britain’s very oldest family businesses have passed from generation to generation for almost half a millennium. But what’s the best form of transition when the next generation has other plans?
Selling your business? Have a look at employee ownership
Employee ownership is becoming an ever-more popular way for owners to sell their business. In recent months, firms as varied as book producers, landscape gardeners and a niche operation doing luxury conversions of VW campervans have taken the decision to go down the route pioneered by John Lewis. Even shadow chancellor John McDonnell seems to want to get in on the act
Success from succession: Structuring and funding an employee buy-out
Employee-owned businesses saw a major boost to their popularity once their advantages were enshrined in legislation through the Employee Ownership Trust in 2014. The EOT is a form of employee benefit trust, but with distinctive features and tax advantages.
We are proud to support the Employee Ownership Association
We are delighted to announce that ThinCats is now a supporting member of the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) joining a network of over 330 businesses supporting an organisation which puts employees first.
Enabling employee ownership when the banks won’t engage – Network ROI’s story
Management buy-outs are a staple of the alternative lending industry, and ThinCats has been happy to help a large number of management teams make this happen. Employee buy-outs are somewhat rarer, but this is what has been successfully accomplished.