"This book provides lawyers with step-by-step guidance on how to lead family business owners through the succession planning process to produce a result that is tailored to the unique circumstances and objectives of the owners and their successors."--Back cover.

The first ever comprehensive guide to family business succession planning. This book covers everything from what family business ownership is and how to structure ownership bylaws to business structure, leadership transition, and how a founder exits the business. Drawing on original research, case studies, and white papers, Family Business Succession is a thorough, complete, and "required reading" for every family member working in a family business.

Successfully Transition Your Business to the Next Owner You have spent a lifetime building and safeguarding your business. Now it’s time to retire. If you are like most business owners, you have more questions than answers. “What is my business really worth?” “Can I afford to retire?” “How can I safeguard my net worth and protect my family?” “How can I reduce taxes on the sale?” “Should I keep the business in the family, or sell it to someone else?” And the biggest question of all: “How do I get started?” Gary Pittsford has answered these tough questions for business owners in all 50 states and now wants to share his 40 years of financial experience with you. Your Family Business, Your Family Net Worth is your definitive guide to take the appropriate steps to confidently secure the best future for you, your family and your business.

This book is designed to be a guide to demystify the journey leading to preserving family legacy. It is based on the fact that a family business is a partnership among its members, and that the most successful family business succession plan is the one devised by the family itself. In this book, the author shares his unique experience working with hundreds of business families and next-generation family business entrepreneurs from across the world. His 7-Step Methodology(TM) offers an innovative and a systemic approach to family business succession planning and related conflict management. It focuses on the importance of maintaining an open dialogue among family members, and it paves the way to a structured conversation among those interested in achieving an orderly transfer of wealth from one generation to another. The author further discusses the elements that traditionally cause tensions among partners who happen to be family members, and offers solutions that have been tried and tested over two decades and that are based on real-life examples and success stories. This text is designed for families in business who wish to start a succession planning conversation and to family business advisors invited to facilitate such a conversation.

Helps to prepare for passing the family business on to the next generation. Leaders will learn how to create a succession plan; how to develop opportunities for succession candidates; how to build consensus with the family and leaders on succession plans and finally leaders will learn when and how to let go of their own role in the business.