End-of-life planning for business owners: A legacy blueprint for continuity or closure of your business
Running a sole-trader business, partnership, family business or company? Ensure those left behind can continue to manage your business interests or finalise them all on your behalf.
Whether operating the business alone or with a partner or as part of a company, ensure that all the intricate details of running your business are documented, so in the event of your passing, those left behind aren’t left in the lurch.
You may be running a home-based business, physical store or purely online business, or operating a market stall, or your business runs from an office block. Any type of business can benefit from having all that goes into running the business, fully documented.
It just makes good business sense!
End-of-life planning for business owners: A legacy blueprint for continuity or closure of your business
Running a sole-trader business, partnership, family business or company? Ensure those left behind can continue to manage your business interests or finalise them all on your behalf.
Whether operating the business alone or with a partner or as part of a company, ensure that all the intricate details of running your business are documented, so in the event of your passing, those left behind aren’t left in the lurch.
You may be running a home-based business, physical store or purely online business, or operating a market stall, or your business runs from an office block. Any type of business can benefit from having all that goes into running the business, fully documented.
It just makes good business sense!
The Handbook
Document all the essential details about running your business, in the event that you pass away or are incapacitated. This Handbook is broken up into 12 key parts:
1. Business Overview
This section outlines your business, including details such as the list of owners, your mission statement, and your strategic approach.
2. Production
3. Administration
Describing the daily office operations, encompassing regular deliveries and routine tasks that must be completed daily.
4. Documents
A list of your business documents along with their respective locations, covering everything from legal documentation to workplace policies and procedures.
5. Financial
A comprehensive overview of all financial aspects pertaining to the operation of your business.
6. Equipment Register
The essential equipment and tools used across your workspace, from the office to the factory floor.
7. Technology
Detail all devices, their assigned users, and pertinent access details.
8. Marketing
Encompassing all facets related to promoting your business, whether online or offline.
9. Human Resources
The workforce linked to your business, including employees, subcontractors and external providers and related forms.
10. Other Information
A dedicated section for documenting any additional information not addressed in previous sections.
11. Appendix
A section where you can summarise a list of scanned, copied or printed documents, which are included in the back of the Handbook.
12. Legal Documents
Store all your crucial business legal documents in one central location.

Our Gifts to You
Preparing your own Handbook for your business can allow it to continue on in your absence, or enables your loved ones or business partner to more easily finalise things.
Handbook Preview
You can view a more interactive version of our Handbook on our Handbook Preview page, where you can flip through one of our Handbooks to gauge a better understanding of how they look and how comprehensive they are.

Table of Contents
The Business Handbook Table of Contents below gives you an overview of its main parts, sections and sub-sections.
NOTE: Given these kits are custom-made to your exact specifications, the Table of Contents below gives you a starting point and customisations are made from there. As such, the page numbering can be a little deceptive as they aren’t a true indication of the total number of pages your handbook will have once customised.
End-of-Life Planning Handbooks Range
All handbook kits come professional printed, bound and ready to use – no setup required.
Choose the kit that fits your stage in life.







