By Nathan Kublank and Mary Ellen Krueger, Aspiriant Directors in Wealth Management and Partners
It’s common for family businesses to strongly believe the company they or previous generations steadfastly built is the family’s best long-term asset.
While on the surface this belief is understandable, and often accurate, it’s important to consider additional factors when it comes to making decisions around a transition of the business’ ownership and leadership.
Considerations that should come into play include:
• Your child/children’s interest in working in the business
• Their potential ability to earn income from a different source
• The opportunity to sell the business at an advantageous price
• The ability to reduce the risk of the family’s dependence on a concentrated asset
• The time and emotional burden on the current generation of ownership
In short, creating a durable business succession plan comes down to what’s in the family’s long-term best interests.
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