Cincinnati's Growth Coach counsels small businesses to pick successors

After years of growing their ventures, many small-businessowners rarely get a moment's rest. For owners who've built their businesses from the ground up, letting go some control to a second-in-command can be nerve-racking. But experts warn that there are potentially worse consequences to maintaining a tight grip on an enterprise. Some owners avoid recruiting a No. 2 because they have difficulty trusting someone to become close to their business, says Daniel M. Murphy, co-founder of The Growth Coach, a business-coaching franchise system based in Cincinnati.

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