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Home » Blogs » A Blueprint For Family Business Succession Planning

A Blueprint For Family Business Succession Planning

August 11, 2021 by InCorp Advisory

business succession planning
Reading Time: 4 minutes

When it comes to family-controlled businesses, the question of succession is complicated. Emotional and personal factors drive it. There is a possibility of expanding the circle of stakeholders to include non-employee family members. Hence, it is essential to ensure that your family business succession is planned systematically.

This article discusses the importance of succession planning, steps to planning your business successfully, and the common mistakes you should avoid while making your family business succession plan.

Table Of Contents


What Is Family Business Succession Planning?
What Are The Key Drivers For Family Business Succession Planning?
What Are The Common Mistakes You Should Avoid in Family Business Succession Planning?
What Are The Important Factors To Be Considered In Family Business Succession Planning?
What Are The Steps For Successful Family Business Succession Planning?
Conclusion
Why Choose Incorp?
Frequently Asked Questions

What Is Family Business Succession Planning?

When it comes to a family-owned concern, succession planning involves financial security planning for the founder and their immediate family members. When selecting how to transfer a family business, you need to address critical issues such as:

  • What is the business succession timeline?
  • How will the business transfer affect the successor (owner) and other family members regarding authority, compensation, family values, work ethics, immediate wealth distribution, and long-term value development?
  • What happens if a family member gets incapacitated?
  • How does a family business succession plan affect conflicting personalities and individual goals?
  • How to generate a steady income for each member to maintain a decent standard of living?

What Are The Key Drivers For Family Business Succession Planning?

Any business entity without a reasonable succession plan risks conflicts among stakeholders, endangering the company’s future. The key drivers for Family Business Succession Planning are as follows:

Succession Details
Timelines
Business Valuation – Tangible and intangible factors
Current Organization Structure and changes needed based on future identified successors.
Changes in Key Managerial Personnel
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Current Finances and proposed Financing options, if applicable
Insurance – for the founder, for business, for key people to ensure a smooth transition
Creation of Necessary Legal Documents, and Legal compliance/ Requirements
Tax Implications
Dispute Resolution mechanism
Risk Management and Contingencies

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What Are The Common Mistakes You Should Avoid in Family Business Succession Planning?

Founders of family-controlled business entities frequently make the following mistakes:

owner's unwillingnessUnwillingness to transfer Control:
  • One of the most challenging issues in family businesses is the owner’s unwillingness to give up control/power. They would often nominate someone to be the president or vice president but not allow them to make any significant decisions, thereby fracturing the succession idea.
lack of vision business succession planningLack of Vision:
  • Short-term difficulties of day-to-day business overshadow the long-term goal of business succession. If the successors do not believe that they can work on implementing the vision laid down by the founders, the business succession is unlikely to succeed.
failure to evolve business succession planningFailure to evolve:
  • After succession, if the founder fails to evolve based on changing market scenarios, it may lose its market position. The rigid attitude of the founder plays a crucial role in such situations.
transition period business succession planningTransition period:
  • The transition stage in a family-controlled business from one generation to the younger generation is always tricky when sharing knowledge, expertise, and experience. However, the inability to acknowledge the decisions of the successors leads to failure in transition.
faith in founders vision Faith in founder’s vision:
  • If the successors do not believe that they can execute the vision, the business succession is unlikely to succeed.

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What Are The Important Factors To Be Considered In Family Business Succession Planning?

The success of a family business is not determined by ownership or leadership alone. The following are some of the most important factors to consider while planning a succession:

The founder must have a clear plan for the business’s future. Many things are dependent on their vision, foresight, and maturity.

For tangible and intangible assets, one should construct appropriate structures to ensure smooth execution and operational and tax efficiency.

You should develop a good compensation scheme to retain talented personnel who can become future business leaders.

The founder should cultivate the right attitude and business interests in the successors before the hand over their business to the successors.

Appoint an independent board of directors/advisors to counsel and supervise the successors as and when needed.

For improved integrity and governance, overlapping structures deliberately combining a board of directors, a board of advisors, a family council, and a family office should exist alongside the daily management team.

The major stakeholders must be given a voice in the succession process. In that case, the legacy succession can become more transparent, with clarity of thinking and solutions to problems.

What Are The Steps For Successful Family Business Succession Planning?

Family succession planning necessitates careful consideration and effort. The following six steps will help you complete Family Business Succession:

Discuss with family members and use a SWOT analysis to determine your goals and objectives.

 

Establish a decision-making plan and identify your business successors.

 

To get the best solution, assemble a team of financial advisors and estate lawyers and examine your plan, vision statement, and current issues.

 

Create a legal and tax-effective business succession plan for your family’s business and personal assets.

 

Before implementing the Owner and Successor Estate Plans, review them and make any necessary adjustments.

 

Begin implementing the Business Succession Plan and accomplish the milestones within the allotted timeframe.

Conclusion

“Family business succession plan” should determine how to value the company, identify future owners and managers, and treat all family members fairly, regardless of their level of engagement in the company. As an entrepreneur, you can implement tactics to ensure that your legacy is not left to chance! The penalty of neglecting essential leadership or ownership changes in the following years could be enormous due to significant wealth transfers to cutting-edge business models and new ideologies.

Why Choose Incorp?

We understand that regulatory compliance and succession planning can be complicated. Our dedicated team of family office management experts, legal professionals, tax & financial advisors who have the required knowledge and experience are happy to assist you.

Frequently Asked Questions


What are other issues to be addressed when developing a succession plan?
Issues to be addressed when developing a succession plan for your family business include, but are not limited to:
  • What is the status of spouses? Is it legal for them to own or inherit a portion of the company? Is it possible for them to work for the company?
  • Depending on how many family members are involved or wish to be associated with the firm, the family component can impact business ownership and interest.
What are the best practices for succession planning in a family business?
There are a few crucial aspects to keep in mind as you build a business succession plan for your family firm:
  • The family shall appoint a neutral financial advisor or family office expert as a third-party moderator to explore some of the entity’s challenges during succession planning and raise additional legal and tax issues to be addressed when drafting a family business succession plan.
  • Owners, successors, and other family members should consult with an estate planning lawyer. This will ensure the protection of company assets. It will facilitate the efficient and practical transfer of business assets/personal assets to respective heirs upon their deaths, thereby avoiding future conflicts.
What should be included in the Family Business Succession Plan?
The family company succession plan should include sections on the following topics:
  • Forming a strategy to ensure the long-term survival of your company,
  • Maintaining the principles, cultural values, brand and goodwill generated by the business.
  • Ensuring Wealth preservation 
Business executives must spend the time necessary to examine their organization's business succession planning in this digital age. Focusing on maintaining family unity may benefit family-run enterprises even more.
What are the common mistakes you should avoid in family business succession planning?
The common mistakes in family business succession planning are:
  • Unwillingness to transfer control
  • Lack of vision
  • Failure to evolve
  • Transition Period
  • Faith in founder’s vision
What are the steps for successful family business succession planning?
The steps for successful family business succession planning are:
  • Use SWOT analysis to determine goals
  • Establish decision making plan
  • Assemble team of financial advisors
  • Create a legal and tax-effective business succession plan
  • Make necessary adjustments
  • Begin Implementing
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