
Episode 14: Understanding rural small business succession
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How you can help your community's small businesses
Selling a small business is not the same as selling a house. There are a unique set of factors that owners, potential buyers, and communities must consider when small businesses are sold.

Liz Templin, Extension educator in community economics, discusses how business owners and buyers can prepare for this transition and how communities can help.
"Informal mentorship relationships are invaluable to new business owners."
Episode host(s)
- Christina Kallevig, Extension educator
University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Community Vitality
Guest(s)
- Liz Templin, Extension educator
University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Community Vitality
Related podcast
Episode 15: making business succession planning successful
Resources
- Use the Community Vitality page as your go-to resource for help in your community work.
- Read more about this topic in the Winter 2016 issue of Vital Connections.
- Learn more about the Rural Business Ownership Transitions Study (PDF) and its findings.
- Explore the research done by Ben Winchester on brain gain and rural migration. You can also listen to his interview on a recent podcast episode.
- Discover the creative solutions (PDF) communities are using around the country as they address business succession.
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