The following statistics from the Los Angeles Business Journal (Oct. 29, 2001) help illustrate the importance of succession planning for family-owned businesses:
–Over 80% of all North America businesses are family-owned or controlled. Nearly 35% of the Fortune 500 companies are family firms.
–Family businesses account for 78% of all new job creation and 60% of the nations employment.
–Succession planning is critical as the post-World War II entrepreneurs are now reaching the age when they must decide on how to pass on the wealth built in their family businesses.
–In the next 5 years, 39% of family-owned firms will experience a change in leadership due to retirement.
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