Learning from "Failures" Rather Than Success: What are the "Turning Points That Determine a Company's Future" Seen in Business Succession Scenarios?

"I wish I had consulted sooner." This is a common sentiment heard in business succession cases.

As the aging of small and medium-sized enterprise owners progresses, business succession has become a critical social issue supporting regional economies and employment.

On the other hand, as the Kyoto Prefecture Business Succession and Transfer Support Center has been involved in numerous consultations, we have seen the reality that the reasons for stalled business succession cannot be explained solely by a lack of successors or existing systems.

"I'm still healthy." "I'll think about it someday." "It's too early for the successor." "I'm overwhelmed with daily management."

We have seen many cases where preparations are postponed due to such thoughts, leading to the outcome of "I wish I had consulted sooner."

Therefore, before explaining "how to succeed," this seminar will consider "why we can't get started" together with the participants.

By incorporating not only success stories but also failure cases that we have actually supported,

- Where did the company's future change?

- What became the turning point for business succession?

- What could have been prevented if we had acted sooner?

We will explain these points in an easy-to-understand manner from the perspective of business owners.

There is one thing we want to convey in this seminar.

Turning points in business succession do not arrive suddenly.

The accumulation of daily management decisions creates turning points that determine a company's future.

That is why, "Today is the day to think about business succession."

We hope these two hours will serve as an opportunity to start thinking about your company's future.

[Seminar Overview]

Project Name: Reiwa 8th Year, 3rd Business Continuity Support Project

Theme: "A Day to Deliberately Consider Business Succession" Seminar ~ Shall we think about business succession for just 2 hours today? ~

Date and Time: July 28, Reiwa 8 (2026) (Tue) 14:00-16:00

Venue: Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, CD Conference Room

Lecturer: Katsuhiko Umehara (General Manager, Kyoto Prefecture Business Succession and Transfer Support Center / Certified Public Accountant)

Target Audience: Business owners, their spouses, successors, support organization staff, etc.

Participation Fee: Free

(Seminar Content)

Where are the "Turning Points in Business Succession"? (Hypothetical Cases)

Learning Business Succession from Success and Failure Cases

Actual Failure Cases from the Field

What are the Management Decisions That Affect a Company's Future?

The Essence of Business Succession and the First Step

(What We Want to Convey in This Seminar)

Business succession begins not by thinking about "how to hand it over," but by thinking about "what you want the company's future to be."

This seminar is not a place to provide answers.

It is a two-hour session to provide an opportunity for business owners to pause, think about their company's future, and take the first step. (General Manager's Comment)

"What I feel in my work supporting business succession is that the success or failure of business succession depends greatly not on the system, but on the 'timing when the owner starts to think about it.' In this seminar, I want to frankly share not only success stories but also what can be learned from failures. By learning about various cases, please try to think about them in relation to your own company.

Business succession begins with the first step of courage."

Application

https://www.kyo.or.jp/kyoto/ac/event_125660.html

Inquiries

Kyoto Prefecture Business Succession and Transfer Support Center (Contact: Katsuhiko Umehara, General Manager)

TEL: 075-353-7120

Mail: [email protected]