Small-business owners often want to control the future ownership of their company. When your business is set up as a corporation, you can use a shareholders agreement to specify the terms and ...

A shot-gun clause in a shareholder agreement can force the sale of the business between shareholders. A shareholder triggering such a clause specifies a price per share. The other shareholders can ...

Small businesses use Buy-Sell agreements to prevent conflicts ... redemption agreement funded with life insurance in a business owned by shareholders other than Class A beneficiaries.

A shareholder agreement (SA) is a legally enforceable contract signed by large shareholders. Its provisions typically bind the shareholders to make certain decisions together and limit when and to ...