The Successor's Voice

The Successor’s Voice is a practical guide for family members succeeding to ownership of a family business, either taking over ownership directly or joining as manager and heir apparent. It is written from the perspective of an author who has himself had senior roles in a large and successful family business, who set up a non-profit to support successors and now advises and supports others taking on similar roles in their own family businesses. The role of owner or manager in a family business presents unique challenges for the individual concerned, for the family and for the business itself. This important book provides for the first time a go-to resource for the successor to a family-in-business – taking the reader step by step through the processes required to inform themselves on the possibilities of ownership, decide on the best path for them and in turn make a contribution to successful succession. In the words of the author, it is a book written by a successor for successors.