Ownership Succession Plan for Family Business

Small business owners, make sure that your business continues on after you retire with this sample Ownership Succession Plan for Family Business.

This sample Succession Plan is designed to assist the owners of a family operation or other small business in planning for the future of the business following the retirement, disability or death of the principal owner(s), through:

• training other members of the family or company team in management roles,
• granting stock options as incentives,
• setting up a board of advisers with expertise in financial, legal and other areas,
• developing business plans and initiatives to grow the business and protect the owners' interests.

This Ownership Succession Plan for Small Family Business is provided in MS Word format.