{"product_id":"the-family-business-exit-plan-mario-a-guzman-9798995591030","title":"The Family Business Exit Plan: How to Pass the Business to the Next Generation Without Losing It","description":"\u003cb\u003e70% of family business transitions fail.\u003c\/b\u003e This book exists so yours doesn't.\u003cbr\u003eThe Family Business Exit Plan is the definitive step-by-step guide for business owners who want to pass their company to the next generation - without destroying the business, the family, or both.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on succession planning frameworks used by consultants who charge $15,000-$50,000 per engagement, author Mario A. Guzman delivers a clear, actionable system built around real-world family business scenarios. Every chapter features named characters facing decisions you'll recognize from your own experience - and every chapter ends with action steps you can take that same week. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside You'll Discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe five failure patterns that predict transition collapse years in advance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete Five Pillars framework that structures every exit decision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValuation strategies and tax approaches that can save families hundreds of thousands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn objective, emotion-free system for successor selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe financial separation roadmap for untangling decades of blurred finances\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGovernance models, board structures, and family council frameworks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 12-24 month authority transfer playbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe psychology of letting go and navigating the founder's identity crisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten For: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily business owners within 1-10 years of retirement or transition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext-generation successors preparing to lead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily stakeholders, board members, and advisors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResearch from the Harvard Business Review shows that only 30% of family businesses survive into the second generation. The businesses that make it are the ones that treat succession as a strategy, not a hope. This book gives you the strategy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore this book, \u003c\/i\u003esuccession is a vague anxiety. \u003ci\u003eAfter it, \u003c\/i\u003esuccession is a project with milestones, frameworks, and a timeline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour business deserves a plan. Your family deserves one even more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mario A. Guzman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995591030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Groundbreaking Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Mario A. Guzman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520329593087,"sku":"9798995591030","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cbbc7939-2d71-4d1a-8fa0-9b6f08e50a0e.jpg?v=1778742109","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-family-business-exit-plan-mario-a-guzman-9798995591030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}