succession planning: ensure the future of your family business
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Ensure the Future of Your Family Business
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President, Emens & Wolper Law Firm
Meet Bea Wolper
Succession and family businesses Key issues surrounding transfer Common hurdles families face Succession planning toolkit
Overview
There’s often no space between “family” and “business”
Family Businesses Are Unique
LegacyStewardshipIntegrityRespectKindnessHonestyCourage
Core ValuesResiliencePerseveranceSelf-disciplineCompassionGenerosityDependability
Communication Compensation Succession of leadership Succession management Succession of authority Succession of relationship Succession of values
Key Issues
Discuss even the topics everyone wants to avoid; remember the fairy tale, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”
Communication
Family businesses often pay too much or too little; saying “someday this will all be yours” is not sufficient
Compensation
A family business leader must be dedicated to the business AND the family
Leadership
Not every family member can run the business—in some cases a non-family member needs to be president
Management
The next generation family business leader needs to have the authority that accompanies the position.
Authority
The next generation leader needs to have relationships with customers, vendors and employees to make a successful transition
Relationship
Common Hurdles
What’s fair? Blood employment Self-discipline Denial/avoidance Procrastination
Guilt Tradition Desire for harmony Fear of retirement Fear of death
Family Business Toolkit
Tools for a smooth transition: Buy-sell agreements Family business trusts Entrance requirements Family council
Buy-Sell Agreements
A good buy-sell covers death, disability, divorce, dissension and unhappy captive owners
Business Trusts
You can place business stock in a trust to be held for the next generation, and distribute it after certain requirements are met
Entrance Requirements
Different family businesses may have different requirements: college, outside work, military, etc.
Family Council
A forum for family members, both inside and outside the business, to discuss all of the issues mentioned above
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