AN EMBER WORKSHOP
Pay Yourself First: Owner Pay, Retirement, and Your Financial Future
You've built the business. Now make sure your own pay and financial future are part of the plan.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
In-person Workshop in Warren, Ohio
No cost to eligible Warren business owners
Questions about the workshop?
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Your Business Comes First. Your Pay and Future Shouldn’t Come Last.
Running the business can push your own pay and retirement planning to the side. This workshop helps you bring both back into focus.
Owner Pay Gets Pushed Aside
Business demands can leave your own pay inconsistent or whatever is left.
No Clear Process
Without a consistent approach, decisions about taking money from the business can stay reactive.
Retirement Gets Delayed
Long-term planning is easy to postpone when the business keeps demanding attention.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is for established business owners who want more clarity around owner pay and retirement planning.
Whether you take money from the business regularly, occasionally, or not at all, the session will help you better understand the decisions and options involved.
WORKSHOP ELIGIBILITY
Registration is limited to owners of businesses physically located within the City of Warren, Ohio, that have been in operation for at least three years as of the workshop date.
What You'll Work On
Work through owner pay and retirement considerations that often get pushed aside while running the business.
01.
Look at how you currently receive money from the business, if at all.
02.
Understand what affects owner pay: business structure, cash flow, and obligations.
03.
Understand key differences among the retirement options covered.
04.
Know what questions to ask when considering retirement planning.
05.
Choose one financial action to take within 30 days.
What You'll Leave With
You’ll leave with a clearer view of your owner pay approach and one financial action to take next.
Your Owner Pay Snapshot
A snapshot of how you currently take money from the business, if at all, and one area to strengthen.
Your 30-Day Action
One financial action you choose to take within 30 days based on what you learned during the workshop.
Come Ready to Work
You do not need to bring financial records. Come prepared with one question about owner pay or retirement planning.
Bring One Question
Come with one question about owner pay or retirement planning.
Keep Your Information Private
No financial statements, account info, or other private financial records are needed.
WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR
Meet Paul Finch,CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, CRPC®
Vice President, Wealth Management
Financial Planner, LPL Financial
717 Retirement & Investment Group
RESERVE MY SPOT
This workshop is offered at no cost to eligible City of Warren business owners.
Space is limited to 12–15 participants.