What is the most important change, other than email and free long distance, when it comes to farm succession planning in the 21st century? The availability of business coaches. Why, becuase they are not selling anything. Think about it. They have no financial stake in the actions you take. Nor do they have any advice [...]
Read More...There are differences between small farms and their larger agricultural counterparts when it comes to ensuring their long-term sustainability. Their needs are so similar however that both small and large scale farmers can learn from on another. That also means we can avoid having to make the (often) subjective decisions about where to draw the [...]
Read More...Until recently, many CEOs and companies in general had not thought much about succession planning. But sooner or later, everyone is either going to be replaced early in their career or retire due to age or for health reasons. Whether you own a family business or you are the CEO of a company, you may [...]
Read More...“Passing Down the Farm, the OTHER Farm Crisis” was based on our experiences helping farm families plan for the future of their farm business during and beyond their lifetimes. In 2009, using this interactive web site, we made some dramatic improvements to our farm succession system, one that puts farmers in charge of their own [...]
Read More...Business Continuity Planning The Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ) defines Business Continuity Management (BCM) as “A holistic management process that identifies potential impacts that threaten an organization and provides a framework for building resilience with the capability for an effective response that safeguards the interests of its key stakeholders, reputation, brand and value creating activities. The [...]
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