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Business Succession Consulting

We support you throughout the entire succession process.

The transfer and takeover of an existing business is a highly individualized process involving a wide variety of “milestones.”

We support and guide you along this path, for example, with the following topics:

  • Development of a personalized roadmap covering preparation through to the takeover
  • Assistance with finding a successor or identifying a buyer
  • Support in drafting a job posting
  • Development of a business plan
  • Financing and grants
  • Permit and licensing issues
  • and much more

Planned Succession

A successful business handover requires a well-planned process during which many questions must be addressed—questions that most people don’t even consider at first. This applies to both business owners and successors.

For example, the following aspects and questions form the foundation for an effective handover process:

For Entrepreneurs
For Successors
  • Succession Planning:
    On average, 5–7 years
  • Determining the timing of the handover
  • Determining the company’s value
  • Identifying necessary qualifications
  • Establishing the terms of succession
  • Arrangements regarding real estate
  • Preparing the financing
  • Preparation of a business plan
  • Ensuring necessary
    qualifications
  • Search for
    financing options
  • Networking and maintaining contacts
  • Developing a vision for the
    company

Contact

Hanover Region
Business Consulting: Business Location and Succession Planning
Heike Reupke
Business Consulting: Business Relocation and Succession Planning
Hanover Region
Economic Development
Department of Economic and Employment Development
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HI-REG mbH Economic Development Corporation
Business Start-ups | Start-ups | Business Succession
Jan-Eric Seemann
Business Start-ups | Start-ups | Business Succession
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Hanover Chamber of Crafts
Jan Hobelsberger

Hanover Chamber of Crafts
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Hildesheim-South Lower Saxony Chamber of Crafts
Inka von Fromm

Economic Development
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Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Economic Development and Business Start-ups
Henning Schiel
Economic Development and Business Formation
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Lower Saxony Guarantee Bank, LLC
Corporate Client Services Guarantees and Equity Investments
Dirk Batke
Corporate Client Services Guarantees and Equity Investments
Hannover Savings Bank
Stefanie Jakubka
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Hildesheim, Goslar, and Peine Savings Bank
Startup Specialist
Patricia Teschke
Start-up Specialist
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Hannover Volksbank
Start-up Specialist + Public Funding
Annika Rittner
Start-up Specialist + Public Funding
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Volksbank eG Seesen
Head of Corporate Client Services
Alexander Samblebe
Head of Corporate Client Services
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Corporate Client Advisor
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Corporate Client Advisor
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