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											<description>Hot topics of discussion for “Boomer” business owners are golf weekends, grandbabies, and vacation homes, anything but exit strategy or retirement.</description>
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						<title>Family Owned Businesses Struggle with Choosing a Successor</title>
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											<description>39 percent of family owned business leaders plan to retire or semi-retire in the next few years, of that group, 42 percent have not chosen a successor. What does this ...</description>
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						<title>Keys for Creating a High Performing Culture</title>
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						<title>Family Businesses Tackle Communication Issues</title>
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						<title>Cutting Edge Succession Planning Assessment Tool Provides Efficient and Economical Way</title>
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						<title>Misconceptions About Proper Business Planning is Impacting Longevity of Business Success</title>
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											<description>What is the difference between estate planning and succession planning and what are the 5 easy steps for developing a succession plan.</description>
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						<title>Businesses Find Golden Opportunities in a Down Economy</title>
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						<title>Top Talent Adds Strength and Expertise to the Nation&#039;s top Succession Planning Firm</title>
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											<description>The Rawls Group, an Orlando, FL headquartered business succession planning firm welcomed Don Ray as a new partner. </description>
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