Air Force ROTC Disenrollment

[Bayda]

May I ask why you "can't easily abandon" your business?

As a business executive, I see that aspect of the problem as easily the most malleable and solve-able.

A good business lawyer can help you craft a structure that would allow you to retain control and ownership while delegating authority to a capable manager, for example.

You might also be able to sell the business, pocket a nice payout, and re-invest that in a few years' time after your husband's done with his enlistment.

In any case, it seems pretty clear to me that the government/military side is the LEAST flexible, and your entrepreneurial/ownership situation the MOST flexible, of your situation. That would dictate that you explore as many possible disposal/delegation etc solution paths for the business as you can. Talk to a good business lawyer or consultant.

Yes, that is good point for many kinds of businesses. I am a behavioral therapist who works with children with autism. I do intensive behavioral therapy in the home. I used to work in a different area with much more support, but my husband and I recently moved to a new city and I was entrusted with opening a new branch of our business. I have now begun seeing clients here, which is an underserved area (I am their only option at the moment). I am at a point where I am about to expand and hire and train new therapists, but it is a process which requires my presence and someone with training and credentials in our field. Basically, if I leave, there isn't anyone qualified to take over yet.

So I have the option to leave and sever their therapy services, or I can stay and try to expand and meet the need here.

 

[Bayda]

Sorry but I disagree. Unless her job is to book the business and have other people deal with the autistic children, I dont thing leaving it in the hands of someone else is feasible. This is a personal service business where the client is hiring you and not the company. My wife is a behaviorist that works with children with issues. They arent hiring my wife's company, they are hiring her. The type of business is built on reputation and referral and while not everyone would leave if she left it in someone else's hand, her clients will be open to someone new, someone she hires or someone who is referred by a friend

Exactly