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Business Succession

Family-internal or external succession, the five-year lead time and preserving the company beyond the handover — the human side of the transaction, properly planned.

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“A Threat to Germany as a Business Location: Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Can’t Find Successors” 5 Trends in Succession Planning—How Entrepreneurs Can Set the Course for Their Succession Now

Baby boomers are retiring and cannot find successors. Many regions in Germany are thus facing a silent economic crisis—a shortage of entrepreneurs, a decline in willingness to invest, and the threat of business closures.

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Business Succession in Retail and the Trades

Particularly in the retail and skilled trades sectors, these problems are being exacerbated by economic uncertainties, demographic change, and a growing shortage of suitable successors.

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Business Succession in the Commercial Cleaning Industry

Many commercial cleaning companies are facing a handover—but a lack of planning is jeopardizing their future. Why early action is crucial and which business models work in the commercial cleaning industry.

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