Succession Planning a Top Priority for Company Owners, Study Finds
New research from Washington State University highlights that three things are at the top of the priority list for today’s small business owners: protecting against cybersecurity risks, planning for retirement/succession, and attracting new customers.
Over 1100 businesses were involved in the study to determine how companies were coping with the ongoing impact of COVID. There is a broad spectrum of how business owners were impacted by COVID. Some closed up shop entirely, others relied on short-term savings or PPL/EIDL loans to get through, and some grew with rapid scale.
If your company made it through the past two years or is growing quickly now, it’s the perfect time to think about the opportunity with succession planning. Planning for succession is vital for ensuring that you’re adaptable and flexible in the future based on potential risks and challenges.