Thousands of family owned companies have each year to be given up, because the company owners have to late, half-hearted or not at all arranged the succession planning. Yet there is professional help in organising the generational transfer.

Particularly designed for needs of family owned business the VON BONIN consultants have developed a programme, which will prevent errors in the succession planning. The consultants understand themselves as coaches in the phase-out of the senior manager, as well as advisors to the junior manager or external successor during the transition period. With over 30 years of experience in advising small- and medium seized companies the economical, legal, tax and financial pitfalls in the succession planning are well known. A great number of clients over the years have been “owner-operated”, thus the consultants have acquired hands-on knowledge of the process and understands the emotional and psychological aspects, which are often underestimated during “the changing of the guard”. With a professional coaching, failure in the succession negotiation can be avoided.