ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:
Succession Planning For Your Business
Come join us as Bonnie teaches us what she learned in her journey of selling two businesses. She will discuss how to prepare, shop, using a Letter of Intent and Executing. Robert will discuss the legal side of selling your business, including buy-sell agreements and what business owners need to know.
Succession Planning Twice – Here’s to Getting the Hang of It by Bonnie Ashby
Bonnie has sold two businesses, first in 2008 and again in 2021. She’ll share what she learned along the way. As a CEPA Certified Exit Planning Advisor, Bonnie also helps others exit their business. Most businesses die on the vine, never sold or are undersold. Don’t let that happen to you. Prepare, Shop, LOI, Binding LOI, Execute. Then what?
Buy-Sell Agreements: What Business Owners Need to Know by Robert A. Feisee
This presentation is designed to teach business owners and/or advisors how to perform an initial review of a client/business owner’s buy-sell agreement. Attorney Bobby Feisee will teach business owners and advisors how to perform a “buy- sell” audit with an easy to use checklist. The audit is designed to identify and motivate suitable candidates to review their current business planning structure, which includes proper funding of the buy-sell.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Bonnie Ashby
Bonnie has been working as a Certified Financial Planner, CFP®, for families since 1992. Before that, she owned a tax practice and worked for other firms as a tax preparer. She also earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary, AIF®, designation, Certified Exit Planning Advisor, CEPA® and Certified Divorce
Financial Analyst designation, CDFATM. She served on the following boards: National Board for the Financial Planning Association (FPA), South Region Board for the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), and Foundation for Financial Planning board.
She is past President on the Board of Directors for the non-profit Loudoun Therapeutic Riding (http://www.ltrf.org/), and formerly on the board of Association of Divorce Financial Planners (ADFP). Currently on the board for the non-profit Oatlands, Historic House & Gardens (A National Trust Historic Site).
Robert A. Feisee
Mr. Feisee is an estate and business planning attorney practicing and is licensed in VA, MD, DC, WV, CA. He is a graduate of George Mason University Law School (1996) and Syracuse University undergraduate (1993). As a result of his father’s 10 year battle with Alzheimer’s, Mr. Feisee has made it his mission to educate the public on the real legal and financial issues most people need to face in their estate planning. Mr. Feisee strives to keep a balanced perspective in his business and personal life.
Signature Events

Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards
The Loudoun Chamber will celebrate its 56th Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards on Friday, January 19, 2024. We will honor top community leaders as well as celebrate the success of the 2023 Board of Directors Chair, Carol Barbe. We will also welcomed in our 2024 Board and the new Chair Angela Mitchell, owner of ARM Consulting, LLC. More event information coming soon. 2023 Event Photos

Chamber Classic
On Monday, August 21, 2023, the 41st Annual Chamber Classic will be held at The Club at Creighton Farms. This event has been Loudoun County’s premier business golf tournament for four decades. The Chamber Classic offers our sponsors tremendous marketing exposure, and an incomparable day of golf on this Jack Nicklaus designed course. Sponsorships are available!

Small Business Awards
For 29 years, the Loudoun Small Business Awards have been the most prestigious honors celebrating the best small businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations in our Loudoun community. We hope you will join us on Friday, November 10, 2023, to congratulate finalists and winners in 9 categories, including the top prize, at the 2023 Small Business of the Year. Winners are announced in front of a live audience of Loudoun’s top business and community leaders. Sponsorships are available!

Valor Awards
On April 27, 2023, the Loudoun Chamber honored 118 of our community’s real life heroes, including several truly heroic citizens, for their courageous, often lifesaving actions at the 38th Annual Loudoun County Valor Awards. Plan to join us next year with Loudoun’s top business and community leaders for this proud Chamber tradition, as we demonstrate respect and appreciation for these dedicated public servants and their selfless acts of heroism and service. Event Photos