Location in family businesses: a promising alternative?

Location of successes: winner on all sides?

The success of the success is a promising solution if a family succession is not possible. In Germany, around 38,000 successes in family businesses are expected in Germany by 2025, and at the same time the model of the foundation of successes offers an attractive opportunity for motivated managers who want to take on entrepreneurial responsibility. This form of succession enables values and future -oriented orientation of the company to continue, which is advantageous for both the transitional and the successor.

Despite their advantages, however, the succession of the success has a niche existence in Germany. A central problem is the lack of awareness of this model. Many family entrepreneurs are often not aware of the possibility of a success and instead focus on selling financial investors or strategic buyers who are often also competitors. This uncertainty prevents the model's acceptance and reduces the chances of successful successes.

In order to increase the popularity of the succession, entrepreneurial networks could play a crucial role. With the exchange with other entrepreneurs and initiatives, awareness of this type of succession solution could be promoted. Universities and educational institutions that implement the corresponding modules in the study plans could also be helpful in order to better prepare potential follow -up founders for the topic.

An essential obstacle that has to be overcome is the financial feasibility. The takeover of an established company requires considerable investments, which deteriorates many potential founders. Banks are open to successor dies, since these have a more stable financial history compared to new start -ups; However, the entire financing is often a major challenge. Here politics is required to create incentives through grants or tax reliefs.

In other countries such as the USA, alternative financing models, such as the so -called Search Funds, have proven themselves. These enable managers to acquire capital of investors to take over and continue a company. A similar development in German -speaking countries could help to establish the foundation of success as a regular option in the sales process and thus make a valuable contribution to securing the local corporate landscape.