Why is it that so few family businesses make it into future generations? Often the earlier...
Author - Ted Knowles
CASE STUDY: When Married Owners Strategies Differ
Tom wanted to grow the business rapidly with outside investors and Nancy preferred downsizing the...
RIDING IT OUT: Proactive small businesses can lead the pack in a...
HAVE WE FORGOTTEN how to manage our businesses for growth? Economic downturn, Recession...
Strategic Planning in the Family Business – Is It Really...
Are you a member of the 70% Club? Approximately 70% of family businesses don’t have formal...
The Washington Post – Sale of a Family Business Newspaper
The recent announcement that the Washington Post newspaper was being sold to Jeff Bezos from Amazon...
The Pope’s Advisory Board
Strangely we can learn some valuable lessons from the Vatican’s board process for our own...
Mind the Gap – Managing Employees Older Than You in a...
It can feel awkward and intimidating for a younger manager to manage older employees. It usually...
Selecting Advisory Board Members – How Important is Family...
Textbook theory will advise you to resolve your family issues before forming an advisory board...
Kicking the Can Down the Road – No, Not the Federal Budget, I...
The government’s decision to avoid further conflict on the debt crisis by putting off key budget...
Off the Bench – Family Business and the World Series
Full Disclosure: I’m a Red Sox fan. Despite this, I couldn’t help but notice the great “family...