The Annual Founders Family Picnic was held last Saturday at our managing partner Duane Donner’s lake house on beautiful Lake Martin. The team, along with their families, enjoyed a day of fun, fellowship, food. Though it was HOT summer day, with humidity near 100%, the water was refreshing and everyone seemed to have a…
By: J. Wesley Legg If your company is considering buying or selling, it is important to understand the differences between the types of transactions and some key considerations when structuring a deal. Stock vs. Asset vs. Merger A stock sale is the purchase of the owner’s shares of a corporation. Usually, the selling organization and its…
A great business starts with having the right people, and that is especially true in a professional services business. Founders is truly blessed with a talented team of professionals, all with top notch education and a wide variety of unique backgrounds and experiences. One of those Founders professionals is Chris Weingartner, a Midwesterner who married…
With school starting back next week at Cornerstone Schools of Alabama, the Founders team wanted to help them prepare for a successful upcoming school year. Cornerstone is a non-profit, Christian school for Birmingham’s inner-city students. The school was established over 25 years ago to prevent the cycle of poverty by providing a world-class education to…
It was the perfect evening for a night of baseball in the South – the sky was clear, the temperature was nice, and there was a gentle breeze blowing through Regions Field. As the sun began to go down, the Founders team gathered for a night of family fun and fellowship while enjoying America’s favorite…
Dale Dawson has served as National Director at KPMG, Head of Investment Banking at Stephens, Inc., and CEO of Truckpro, an independent distributor of commercial truck parts he sold to AutoZone. However, Dale will tell you that while those were great experiences, nothing compares to what he’s done the last 14 years. In 2001 Dale…