Running a business often means making decisions that affect more than the present. For California business owners, choosing who will take over can shape the company’s future, employees’ jobs and the value passed to family members. A successor may be a child, business...
Often, family businesses represent years of hard work, dedication and shared family values. For many owners, protecting what they have built is just as important as growing it. As families and businesses evolve, planning for the future becomes increasingly important....
Business succession plans can help to facilitate a smooth transition when important positions are vacant. Business owners may create succession plans to protect their companies. Executives may have contractual obligations that mandate that they create succession plans...
Business succession plans can help to ease the transition phase when someone must suddenly take over a role within a company. Succession plans identify job responsibilities not covered in training materials and outline the unique functions a professional performs, as...
When you are making a business succession plan, if your goal is to keep the business in the family, you may assume that all family members need to be equally involved. If you have multiple adult children, you may be trying to fit them all in as members of the board or...
Family businesses are very common in the United States. For many people, it is their only source of income for themselves and their families. People often tend to think of their businesses as a legacy, as well, so they want to leave it to the next generation. When...
You can only put off business succession planning so long. During your lifetime, you were always a good steward of your company. After your final exit, you want to make sure that your company transitions and operates in perpetuity. So, where’s a good place to start?...
As a business owner, it is crucial to create a business succession plan as you consider how you are going to transfer ownership of your company to someone else. This may be part of estate planning as you grow older, and it may be an intentional step that you take when...
Many parents who are small business owners may have always assumed that they would pass the company on to their children. They believe the business will stay in the family. They see it as a valuable asset and want to leave it to the next generation. This is common...
Business succession planning is very important when getting ready to pass a business down to the next generation. The succession plan can have a major impact on whether the company is successful or simply closes shortly after the founder leaves. With this in mind, if...