Accountants and Business Succession Planning – How to become a succession planner

Accountants who seek new challenges and opportunities can be full-time dedicated succession planners. In fact there are many progressive accounting firms that have partners dedicated to being proactive in succession planning. These specialists within the accounting firm work with existing clientele and also serve as an independent profit center as they pursue new clients outside the realm of the current client base. Minimally, succession planning specialists within an accounting firm boost partner-level revenue and score project opportunities for other specialists in their practice like business valuations, feasibility studies, and research projects which are part and parcel to succession planning. To read the end of this article, click here.

Accountants and Business Succession Planning – How to get more involved

I am fortunate to have many wonderful relationships with my clients' accountants. We take a sincere interest in the each other's welfare and they recognize the high degree of personal gratification I receive from significantly impacting their clients' succession planning. The conversation often includes them telling me, "Loyd, you are doing what I have been wanting to do." So in addition to being asked my opinion of an accountant's role in succession planning, I am also asked if an accountant can be a succession planner. To read the end of this article, click here.

Accountants and Business Succession Planning – What’s their role?

As a dedicated business succession planner my most important role is team facilitator. My role is to ensure that my clients have a complete planning team that represents the necessary disciplines needed to accomplish business succession, and that the team has the appropriate vision and works together effectively. Just like operating a successful business, business succession planning requires ultimate team work. To read the end of this article, click here.