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Small Business Transition: “Passing Along the Business”


Miles and Joyce own and operate a farm on land that’s been in Joyce’s family since 1878, and are preparing to pass their farming operation along to their grandson Mike. Transitioning their business has required communication and understanding among all family members, and Miles and Joyce have managed to keep everyone in the family involved, [...]

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Succession planning for family businesses

Michael Stolp, vice president of market research and development for Northwest Farm Credit Services, talks about succession planning for family businesses. Stolp says communication is the key to making for a smooth generational transition. Video by Carol Ryan Dumas of the Capital Press. Learn more at http://www.capitalpress.com Duration : 0:2:3 Technorati Tags: business, family, Finance, [...]

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Small Business Transition: “Starting the Conversation”

Now that their children are grown and on their own, farm owners Ron & Jo are looking ahead to the future of their farming business. When the couple felt it was time to start that conversation with their family, as well as with insurance and legal professionals, they engaged their Farm Bureau Financial Services agent [...]

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Communication: Succeeding with Succession

The last thing you want to do is have a transition plan for your company that catches employees off guard. Les Banwart has helped many family businesses deal with the challenges of transitioning to the next generation. Les explains how communication is key to implementing new successes and how to include all stakeholders in this [...]

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Letting Go: Succeeding with Succession

A major priority of any successful succession plan is ensuring that power and authority are truly transferred. Making sure the first generation is comfortable with its own plan is the focus of this short excerpt from Succeeding with Succession – Expert Perspective by Les Banwart. Les has helped many family businesses deal with the challenges [...]

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Conflict: Succeeding with Succession

Conflict can happen at all levels of a family-run business. In any work place there are areas for conflict to grow and the best way to handle it is by facilitating a discussion. Les Banwart has helped many family businesses deal with the challenges of transitioning to the next generation. Les digs into the benefits [...]

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Value of Family Meetings: Succeeding with Succession

A lot of business owners don’t want to think about the problems a family meeting can raise. An owner still needs to share how he wants his company to grow and transition to the next generation. Les Banwart has helped many family businesses deal with the challenges of transitioning to the next generation. How to [...]

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