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When your child rejects the family business you built for them

I built this construction company from nothing over thirty years and my son just told me he wants to be a teacher instead and I feel like everything I worked for is dying with me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The founder discovers that legacy cannot be imposed, only offered, and must reckon with whether the business was built for the family or the family for the business.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Business legacy — the company that outlasts the founder?”

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