Cresset Co-Founder Eric Becker recently spoke with Next Avenue to discuss how entrepreneurs can get started creating their own succession plans.
Article by Richard Eidenberg, Next Avenue | Jan 25, 2023
Succession planning for business owners isn’t just for the ultrarich and powerful like the Roy family battling it out on HBO’s “Succession.” Having a plan in place for who’ll take over when the founder exits is essential for all entrepreneurs. Yet, 30% of business owners don’t have a formal business succession plan. Worse, of those owners who do have succession plans, 50% have major concerns about their successor’s ability to maintain the success of the business.
With this in mind, Next Avenue spoke with Eric Becker, 60, co-founder and co-chairman (with Avy Stein) of Cresset, a Chicago-based firm specializing in advising entrepreneurs, CEO founders and their families. Following are highlights of the conversation, with Becker’s advice on how and why you should create a succession plan for your business …
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Cresset is an independent, award-winning multi-family office and private investment firm with more than $70 billion in assets under management (as of 7/1/25). Cresset serves the unique needs of entrepreneurs, CEO founders, wealth creators, executives, and partners, as well as high-net-worth and multi-generational families. Our goal is to deliver a new paradigm for wealth management, giving you time to pursue what matters to you most.
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