A survey by Pro-D-use, which provides management consulting for small and medium-sized businesses, found that about 60% of business owners with a successor said preparations for the handover were virtually untouched. Many also indicated that, although a successor had been decided, they could not entrust the business to them at present.
Pro-D-use, which provides hands-on management consulting for small and medium-sized businesses, conducted a survey of companies that had decided on a successor. This article reports the results.
According to the survey, about 60% of business owners with a successor said preparations for the handover were virtually untouched, highlighting delays in the preparations. It was also pointed out that many business owners had decided on a successor but felt they could not entrust the business to them at present.
This situation suggests that developing successors and putting handover systems in place remain challenges, and attention is focused on future developments and measures.