A well-designed family-held business succession plan can articulate the vision and values of the founders and help ensure a smooth transition to the next generation. From our experience, many leave succession planning too late. We share some of the key questions that a family should be asking if it wants its business to thrive from one generation to the next.

Gemma Perry doesn’t believe in sitting on her laurels. Owner of Sanders Pharmacy in Te Awamutu, and a former New Zealand Young Pharmacist of the Year, Gemma and her team were named Community Pharmacy of the Year at this year’s Primary Healthcare Awards.

Veteran private investigator, Ron McQuilter came to New Zealand from Scotland 38 years ago. Using his policing experience, he set up Paragon NZ, a private investigation and security consultancy that operates throughout the country.

Electrical Importing Company is considered an alternative supplier to the industrial electrical sector - the only NZ owned and independent ‘David’ up against multi-national ‘Goliath’ competitors.