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Protect your business with a succession plan

On Behalf of | Apr 6, 2022 | Estate Planning |

With a thriving business and superior leadership, you may feel like your company has secured a successful future. However, unexpected change may bring inevitable disruptions that leave you scrambling for solutions.

A succession plan is one way to minimize the uncertainty of your company’s future. With a reliable plan in place, you can focus less on worrying about what you cannot control and more on achieving your goals.

Identify leadership

Perhaps the most critical part of any succession plan is your effort to identify leadership. One component of this process is fine-tuning your employee development strategies. Focus on ways to retain talent, build leaders and increase loyalty in your workforce. Create a culture that everyone wants to remain a part of.

Within your succession plan, identify strategies for how leadership will function during unexpected changes. Disclose ownership of key company assets and define how asset ownership may change with modifications to leadership at the executive level. According to U.S. News, you should also inform your family and beneficiaries of your intentions. This may help minimize discord and confusion after your death.

Protect strategies

The core strategies of your business provide a competitive benefit that you do not want to lose. Safeguarding these methods is something your succession plan can help with. You can identify who has the authorization to access classified business information and under what conditions.

Developing a succession plan takes time and is not a one-and-done process. An attorney can help you identify the unique needs of your company and assist you in putting together a customized plan that will meet the needs of your organization.

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