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“Strategic planning for a family business is a bit like going to the dentist. It takes some time and it might hurt a little, but you know that if you do it on a regular basis it’s good for your business health.”
― Janis Raye, The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Successful Family Business

“One of the fundamental missions of a family business is to pass the business to subsequent generations.”
― Janis Raye, The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Successful Family Business

“Only 29 percent of U.S. family businesses have a written succession plan. Only 41 percent have actually identified a successor. But when a successor has been named, nearly 90 percent say that the new leader will be a family member. (Source: Laird Norton Tyee Family Business Survey 2007) The”
― Janis Raye, The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Successful Family Business