What are a few good Business Succession Planning strategies?
Posted on Aug 31, 2015 4:40am PDT
Successful Business Succession Planning includes common strategies to ensure
that successor key executives are ready and able to continue your businesses’
existence following your departure. One planning strategy is to establish
current and future goals and objectives. The second strategy is to establish
a decision-making process as well as dispute resolution. Next, you should
identify successors and any positions that require additional support.
The fourth strategy is to address the legalities of Succession Planning.
This includes tax implications, buy/sell agreements, and any other legal
documents (ie: non-competes) that you may require to transition your business
to new successors. Finally, you should create a transition plan and a
timeline for executing the Succession Planning. For instance, you may
want to have your successors take over your role in the company years
before you actually leave.