All businesses have one thing in common; the goal to succeed in whatever they do. In order for that to be achieved, a lot of time and money is normally invested into businesses. For some, after years and years of success, when it’s finally their time to exit, their business crumbles simply because they didn’t have an exit planned. It is believed to be crucial for every business to have an exit plan as soon as possible in order to avoid unforeseen circumstances in the future. An exit plan is meant to take care of questions and answers regarding all businesses, taxes, legal matters, finance and personal questions encompassed in vending a privately owned business.

Exit planning creates a road map which allows business owners to exit a private business successfully. One company that claims to aid business owners secure the future they deserve via exit planning and succession is Succession Plus. Established in the year 2004, this group of finance professional claims to have been helping hard-working business owners safeguard their future so that even after they exit, their businesses continues to grow and succeed. Succession Plus is an Australian based company. They attest to be the largest succession planning experts comprised of a team to help you manage exit plans from end-to-end for businesses of all sizes. Aside from succession planning, they also say to care about your individual needs.

They boast of having 10 teams out of the 36 recognized succession planners throughout Australia. Succession Plus is owned and founded by Craig West, a tactical accountant who focuses on the business owner’s key issues -mainly how to spot, maximize, extract and handle business wealth. He is based in Sydney, NSW. Another founding partner is Michel J. Fischer, a former Chief Executive Officer of Thinsolutions. He asserts to have over 18 years of experience in the field of information systems. He has a B.S in Management Information Systems from Bowling Green State University, College of Business and an MBA from The Ohio State University. He recently obtained his accreditation as a Certified Exit Planning Advisor and claims to utilize that certification as a partner at Aspire USA.

From an interview I conducted on Succession Plus, here is what I gathered; “Craig West is a very confident and great presenter. He is always aware of whom he is presenting to from an audience’s perspective. And together with the fact that he has no time for any gibberish is what makes for an engaging and practical presentation. Having written three books on succession and business strategy, he is a true Thought Leader on the topic and this is evident when he speaks,” says Matt Church Founder, Thought Leaders Global. Succession Plus believesthat it’s never too early or late to start planning succession.