In his his most recent talk to financial planners, Richard Muscio asserts that solid, strategic, business planning should not be founded only on the precise drafting of documents and the most efficient number-crunching techniques in relation to reducing income taxes and wealth transfer taxes. Instead, business planning succession should focus on valuation, collaboration, and governance as the three imperative principles needed to ensure successful succession planning, whether for a large or a small business.

What type of family business are you planning for? Do we have a business-first family or a family-first business?”