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6 Ways to Make Sure Your Child Is Ready to Take Over Your Business

It’s almost time to pass on your family business. Here’s how to get a family member up to speed.

6 Ways to Make Sure Your Child Is Ready to Take Over Your Business

There always comes a time where you need to hand over your business to someone else. In many cases, business owners want their children to take over, which is an acceptable exit strategy, but that son or daughter may not have the same expertise as an outside person that you could have sold the business to.

Part of the succession planning process then, isn’t just to choose a new owner, it’s to also make sure that the family member you have picked knows enough to take the business into the future. Here’s how you can make sure they get up to speed.

As a family business owner, it can be incredibly rewarding to see your family business transfer to the next generation successfully. To ensure your family business can thrive after the succession takes place, the time to start the succession process is now.

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