State office aims to help small-business owners with succession plans

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  1. While there is a demographic shift in business (as noted in this article), I question why the state government is the proper place to “fix” the problem. Instead, the task belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and/or the National Retail Federation, both of which are more qualified to address it.

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