I was recently asked this question by the owner of a family business with four sons working in the firm: “How do I choose which one will run the business?”Wow! There are so many ways to answer this question. Family business succession can be complicated. My first response was to ask, “Who wants to?” To which the owner did not know the answer. So that is a good place to start; however, there is more running the family business than just who wants to.
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