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If you want to take over a family business, you need to play an active role in creating a formalized succession plan.

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Inheriting a business? Here's how to ensure a successful transition

Many business owners don't have formal succession plans — or any plans to transition their firm to a new generation. This can leave their companies — and, in many cases, their family's most valuable asset — at risk as the incoming generation takes the reins.

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