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Business Succession Trust

What Happens to the Business?

For founders and family-business owners. The business is often the largest, most operationally fragile asset in the estate, and the one that most needs a transition plan before anything goes wrong.

What it is

A Business Succession Trust is a trust designed to help preserve, manage, and transition ownership or control of a business after death, incapacity, retirement, or other major life events.

Why people use them
  • create continuity
  • avoid chaos
  • preserve company stability
  • reduce family conflict
  • protect employees
  • structure long-term ownership transitions
Biggest myth

“My family will figure it out.”

Without clear planning, businesses often face disputes, operational paralysis, forced sales, tax issues, or breakdowns in leadership after the owner’s death or incapacity.

Who this trust is good for
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Business owners
  • Family businesses
  • Professional practices
  • Founders nearing retirement
The Deeper Idea

Ownership is the easy part of succession. The hard part is whether the company can survive the transition with its operations, employees, and value intact.

Conversations We’re Having About This Trust
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