Seven things you need to know about including charitable giving in your estate plan
Non-farm family businesses are in the throes of succession planning too. With the help of Chris Clarke, here’s how they’re elevating their team skills for superior succession planning — and why it’s driving their business performance as well
What can farmers learn from the transition struggles of Canada’s other independent, family-based businesses?
It’s more than the legalities. The culture of Canada’s farm families is evolving too, and on many farms it’s keeping up quite nicely, thanks
Could a philanthropic gift be the right succession strategy for your farm?
As farms grow in value, it gets tempting to think succession planning is too risky to consider. It’s why only eight per cent of Canadian farms have written plans. But maybe there’s a way after all
How can you be sure they’re ready for the responsibility of running the operation?
In central Nova Scotia, Cornwallis Farms has been in the same family for nine generations. So how are they planning for David’s arrival, and the start of a whole new chapter?
"The best thing you can do to protect your legacy is to be a part of planning what it will be.”
The Hunter family is presented with three options for their farm transition
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