Archive for August, 2009

What is The Key to Family Business Management Succession Planning?

When it comes to family business management succession planning, and farm succession planning for that matter, there are lots of “keys” – virtually all of then claim to be the most important one. The truth is that there really is only one most important key to succession planning and it is not what you are [...]

Are Farm Succession and Strategic Planning The Same Thing?

In my opinion, yes. Farm succession planning encompasses all those things you do to insure that the farm will live on successfully in the next generation – whether that is next year or twenty years from now. Strategic planning is a blueprint to follow – the measured steps you take along the way, plans which [...]