Your business has likely seen more of you than your family has. It makes sense, then, that letting go feels impossible. It isn’t just a company; it’s a decade (or a generation) of missed dinners and hard-won progress. In a family business, you aren’t just selling an entity—you’re deciding the fate of your legacy.

If you’re torn between passing the torch to your children or selling the company your parents built, ask yourself this: “Why was the business started?”

In almost every situation, it comes down to providing for family.

The next key question is: “How can the wealth be most advantageous to you all?”