After a lot of soul searching and eighteen years in our family’s manufacturing business, I decided it was time to consider moving on to a new career. My family supported…
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“I’ve never been so excited about school. I look forward to every class session. I’m even doing the optional reading.” Those seldom-heard words encourage any teacher, including me. But this…
When pop musician David Bowie issued $55 million of ten-year bonds secured by royalties from his first 25 albums, institutional investors snapped them up immediately. Moody’s Investor Services gave the…
The Robert F. Driver Co., Inc. is a portfolio company of the 1818 Mezzanine Fund, L.P., an investment partnership managed by Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”). Since raising its…
With the speed of business moving faster than ever, who in your business is minding the future? What can you do TODAY to plan for the future of your family…
In December, 1998, a survey of family business owners was conducted by ReGENERATION Partners. Our purpose? To identify and address the most timely and significant issues family businesses are facing…
Many family business owners believe their privately-owned company cannot act as a public company because of too many restrictions, things like special accounting and valuation rules, family trusts, dividends to…
Incurring debt is among the foremost of issues to owners of family businesses. Most business owners either already have debt or will acquire some in the near future. Ben Franklin…
Picture your business as a three-leg stool with operations, marketing, and finance as the supporting legs. Now, picture yourself sitting atop that stool. If the legs are the same length,...
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It had been a fine Swiss watch, an early automatic from the 50s in 14K gold. It was proudly worn by my father, its dial showing that he was a…