EXECUTIVE ULTIMATE GUIDE
Succession Planning Beyond the Founder
Why most Australian businesses fail to transition — and how to fix it.
- ✓Based on the 2025 Grant Thornton Family Business Report and MYOB succession data
- ✓For founders, owner-operators, and family-business leaders
- ✓6-page guide — reads in 10 minutes
19%
of Australian family businesses have a documented succession plan
48%
of Boomer business owners plan to exit within 1-5 years
24%
of them are actually prepared
Australia is on the edge of a major ownership transition. Millions of dollars in business value hang in the balance — and the difference between a smooth succession and a failed one almost always comes down to how early and how deliberately founders plan for it.
WHAT'S INSIDE
What you'll learn
- ●The real reason most succession plans fail (it isn't who takes over)
- ●How founder-dependency quietly destroys transferable value
- ●The 3-step framework: reduce dependency, build leadership, formalise governance
- ●Why buyers discount founder-dependent businesses
- ●How to start preparing 5-10 years before exit
- ●What private-equity and strategic buyers actually look for in a transition-ready business
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The Real Problem with Succession
Only 19% of Australian family businesses have a plan in place — despite it being their number one challenge.
PAGE 3
Planned Exits vs Prepared Businesses
48% plan to exit. Only 24% are actually prepared. The gap is where value disappears.
PAGE 4
3-Step Action Framework
Reduce dependency — Build leadership — Formalise governance.
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