Succession planning needs to be the focus of businesses. Current leadership should always be on the lookout for talented people to train and develop into future leadership roles. The seamless ...

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Many families have stories about what goes wrong when transition planning is ignored. Lance Woodbury (pictured at top) specializes in legacy planning, land transitions and succession for more than 25 ...

Imagine you’ve spent decades building a business from the ground up. You’ve poured your heart and soul into creating a legacy, weathering economic storms and celebrating successes along the way. Now, ...

Succession planning encompasses a broad spectrum of activities, from identifying potential successors to transferring control of day-to-day operations and aligning the transition with the strategic ...

Picture this: You're the founder of a successful company. Your business vision has become reality, your team is unified and precise, your brand identity is strong and your customers are loyal. But now ...

Many business owners are blinded by the illusion that, “If my business is successful now, it always will be.” When business owners allow this illusion to cloud their judgment they are only hurting ...

Mark Swepston spent his professional life building an already strong company, Atlas Butler, into an even more vibrant, community-oriented organization that is a nationally recognized leader in ...

University of Illinois Extension hosts an April 7 workshop in Lena to help farm families start succession planning and family conversations.