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What Family Business Consultants Do

January 20, 2010 by Tushar Mathur with 175 views

Family business consultants can help families look at things from the outside in. Let’s face it, we all want to take care of our families and we want to take care of our businesses – in part because a well cared for business will take care of us. On the one hand we have today’s issues with the family to consider as well as this or... [read more]

The Growth Challenges of Family Businesses

December 2, 2009 by Nina Kaufman with 127 views

Family. You can't live with them; you can't live without them; most assuredly, you want to pull your hair out working with them (sometimes).  Family businesses are delicate creatures, and as James Lea (via Marian Banker's blog) points out, trying to effect positive change takes honesty, courage, and willingness -- characteristics... [read more]

All In The Family, Business That Is

October 6, 2009 by Barry Moltz with 115 views

Fact: Family businesses generate over 50% of the GNP. Fact: Less than one third of family businesses survive the transition from first to second generation ownership. Another half don’t survive the transition from second to third generation. Fact: Scooters offers no less than 20 flavors of frozen custard. From Berkshire... [read more]

“Being entrepreneur’s wife? – No, thank you!”, a lady I knew once said

January 4, 2008 by TanyaAthannassova with 107 views

Being an entrepreneur’s wife has never been a dream come true to me. But it certainly is my everyday challenge. When my husband and I started our software business together, we had no clear strategy how we were going to take care of all the stuff outside the realm of business. But quite soon some underwater cliffs started causing... [read more]

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