As business advisers working with MDs we are used to solving business problems and recommending courses of action across the range of business disciplines. Recently we have been involved in a number of cases where we have sought to resolve disputes between Directors and/or shareholders across a range of issues, markets and company size.   The purpose of this blog is to show how these disputes have arisen, the process we have followed to resolve them and to give reassurance to readers that you are not alone if you are faced with a potential disagreement and that help could be at hand.     How have these disputes arisen? The businesses we have been working in have all been operating for at least 2 years, and in some cases, considerably longer. The theme has been a change in circumstances. From the heady days of starting up, with grand plans, a desire to work with business colleagues without a boss, the reality of running a business has caused cracks to … [Read more...]