Starting a business is not for the faint of heart. Your best chance at survival and success is to plan out the life cycle of your company from the beginning and how you are going to exit at the end. The decisions you make when starting a business will be critical to the success you enjoy or the disadvantages you may suffer. Barry Weins, a member of the professional practices group at Cherry Bekaert, discusses the long-term tax and legal implications entity selection can have on your company.