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A second generation takes the business forward

Forty years of trust, one very tired business model.

Family business (anonymised) · Family business · Legacy · Growth

01, Problem

The founder built it on relationships. The next generation could see a bigger business but had no mandate, no brand and no system to change anything without a family argument.

02, Beginning

We ran the discovery with both generations in the room, so the plan belonged to the family rather than to a consultant.

03, Build

  • -A written strategy separating what must be kept from what must change
  • -A modern brand that does not throw away the history
  • -A new revenue line built alongside the existing one, not instead of it
  • -Operating rhythm: planning, reporting and decision rights

04, Result

  • -A shared plan both generations signed
  • -A second revenue line live
  • -Decisions made in a meeting rather than at dinner

05, Next steps

  • -Succession plan
  • -Acquisition of a complementary business

The next step

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Thirty minutes. We go through what you selected, what we would build first, and what it would take.

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