Do you know of any excellent websites or books on relinquishing a small manufacturing business to the next generation?

To familiarize yourself with the issue, you may want to read Effective Succession Planning, by William J. Rothwell, The Family Business Succession Handbook from Family Business Magazine and Succeeding Generations by Ivan Lansberg. A Canadian book is Exit Right, by Mark Voeller, Linda Fairburn and Wayne Thompson.

Websites include www.family-business-experts.com, the Canadian Association of Family Enterprise (CAFÉ), the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and the Family Firm Institute. Also, several university business faculties are now helping with family business and other succession issues.