Which child will own the lion's
share of the business, maybe they'll share equally, or maybe they won't come
into the business at all? Who will manage it? When will it be
time for someone else to take over? Maybe I should sell?
All simple questions with
seemingly straight forward answers. Yet only 30 percent of family-run
companies succeed into the second generation. An even smaller 15
percent survive into the third. The reason is obvious: they're not
simple questions and the answers are not so straight forward.
It takes time to think through
the options, and put the plan in place....an orderly transition is a process
not an event. Three to five years is a minimum, ten to fifteen is
better....the more time allotted for planning and preparing, the better the
transition will be.
We can help you come up with
the right answers. We'll challenge your thinking and make sure
that you've considered the alternatives.