No family business is an island. Every family firm requires outside assistance from time to time, even if it is nothing more than help preparing a tax return or selecting…
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Whoever first said "it takes money to make money" said a mouthful. When a business tries to operate without adequate capital, it's like a bird trying to fly without wings.…
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“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” That's how novelist Leo Tolstoy began "Anna Karenina." If he had been writing about family business,…
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Regardless of your political slant, you can’t ignore the drama surrounding the current political climate. It’s a mess. It might even be a little bit embarrassing. Inside each political party there…
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So, there’s this guy named Kanye West. Ever heard of him? How could you not, right? Even if you’re not in to the pop culture scene, you probably know he’s…
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The race for the next U.S. president is on! And even if you’re not politically minded, you’ve noticed that one candidate is particularly good at getting press coverage. Yes, family…
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Can you believe that January is almost behind us? That means February and Valentine’s Day are just around the corner! Unlike Christmas or Thanksgiving, however, we don’t know much about…
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The Powerball lottery, as of today, is sitting comfortably at $1.5 billion. Whoa! And if your office is anything like ours, your co-workers are already discussing how they’re going to…
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Collaboration is one of the most valuable remedies in the family enterprise medicine chest. Long-lived family businesses build their management system around multiple persons rather than one. This creates flexibility,…
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Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, has amassed an online empire that’s valued in the neighborhood of $247.6 billion. Despite his billions, Bezos doesn’t have all of the answers.…
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