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Posts Tagged ‘farm’


Small Business Transition: “Passing Along the Business”

Miles and Joyce own and operate a farm on land that’s been in Joyce’s family since 1878, and are preparing to pass their farming operation along to their grandson Mike. Transitioning their business has required communication and understanding among all family members, and Miles and Joyce have managed to keep everyone in the family involved, [...]

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Legacy Project: Succession Planning Advice

Learn about the Farm Journal Legacy Project, as it was announced at the Ag Connect Expo. To learn more about the Legacy Project, visit www.FarmJournalLegacyProject.com Duration : 0:2:53 Recommended ReadingManagement Succession Planning for Family BusinessesThe Positive Side of the Second Marriage – Hull on Esate and Succession PlanningSuccess Profiles – Succession Planning RMSuccession Planning: A [...]

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Succession: Family Business Dynamics are Important

Over 80% of family businesses failures canbe attributed to inability to address family dynamics. Dr. John Fast discusses dealing with famiily dynamics for success and succession. One graat way to start is to have a family meeting. Duration : 0:2:43 Recommended ReadingManagement Succession Planning for Family BusinessesInaugurationl Ball: *Great American Melting Pot*VideoChat – Reducing your [...]

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AgDay: Transition Planning with the Farm Journal Legacy Project

Seven Habit of Successful Farmers: AgDay highlights the importance of having a transition plan in place for a successful family farming business. Duration : 0:4:43 Recommended ReadingManagement Succession Planning for Family BusinessesReGENERATION PartnersLen Green Innovation Discussion – Part 2 of 3Grieving widow angry that husband worked to deathManagement Succession Planning Blueprint (ebook) Technorati Tags: AgDay, [...]

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Succession: No Common Vision for the Future

Dr. John Fast explains how one of the problems with succession planning is that there is no common vision for the future. Do we want to continue this farm business as a family? How many people are interested in this? Create Common Family Vision. Duration : 0:2:42 Recommended ReadingManagement Succession Planning for Family BusinessesInaugurationl Ball: [...]

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