Handing the business to a child or family member, the IT part
A family handover feels different from a sale, but the IT steps are the same. Work through the same checklist as for an external sale, otherwise accounts end up in the wrong name later.
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Try this first
- Start the handover at least a year ahead, the IT reorg cannot happen in a week, especially with shared accounts.
- Give the successor secondary admin rights on all main accounts first, to practice, before the handover is final.
- Update domain owner data, registrar, hosting, banking tools and SaaS main accounts to the new person and KvK role.
- Convert personal links to business links, for example a private Gmail used for recovery mail replaced by a business alias.
- Migrate password-manager access, remove the old owner only after the new owner has validated all vault access.
- Document everything in a handover folder so the successor does not knock on your door six months later for 'what was that tool's admin again'.
When to bring us in
In a family handover with multiple possible successors or sensitivities, bring in a notary and mediator. Vectel can run the technical handover in parallel without affecting the personal dynamics.
See also
- First IT setup as a freelancer, what do you actually needNot everything at once. One laptop, a mailbox on your own domain, a password manager, a backup. That covers the first year.
- Hiring your first employee, what IT to arrange before day oneLaptop, account, mailbox, access to the right folders. In that order, not all of it at 9 a.m. on day one.
- Moving to a new office, IT checklistInternet and power have the longest lead times. Plan at least three months out, not three weeks.
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