A Crisis Playbook For Family Businesses
Almost every family business that we have spoken to in recent weeks is being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Josh Baron and Ben...
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Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jan 11, 20194 min read
The Challenge Of Shareholder Liquidity
There are several ways to provide liquidity to shareholders of privately held family businesses without giving up control of the family...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 2, 20182 min read
Will An MBO Secure The Family Business Future?
Are management buy-outs a means of ensuring viable futures for established family businesses? Selling or handing over the family...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 2, 20183 min read
The Purpose Of The Family Council
Families in business are unique. While similar to any public corporation competing in the market place, they are fundamentally different...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 1, 20183 min read
Why You Should Have A Family Constitution
Over time a Family Constitution can gain such moral weight that contradiction becomes unthinkable. Bryony Cove and Sonal Shah of Farrer &...
Christian Stewart - Family Legacy Asia
Jun 1, 20187 min read
Examining Ownership Of The Asian Family Business
Here, we examine the ownership role in a family owned business in Asia – not the management or leadership role but the impact of...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Sep 1, 20165 min read
What They See Is What You Get!
Social intelligence, a slippery concept that is nevertheless crucial to family business success. Your reputation is your biggest asset....
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 1, 20166 min read
Tackling Conflict In The Family Business
Tackling conflict head-on and taking a no-holes barred approach to its resolution can lead to life enhancing benefits within the family...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 1, 20163 min read
Retaining Family Values In The Business World
Darren Stanley of Land of Rugs takes us through how incorporating core family values into business can help improve both the professional...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Mar 1, 20164 min read
When Gender Inequality Controls Whole Organisations
When cultural traditions and interpersonal relationships coincide, businesses start acting in irrational ways. The world knows that...
David Harland
Dec 9, 20153 min read
The Why, When And How Of Family Constitutions
A lot of multi-generational family businesses struggle to get buy-in from everyone. A family constitution can help secure, and maintain,...
David Harland
Jul 10, 20153 min read
Six Good Reasons To Write A Constitution
As the complexity of family and business relationships increase, families can turn to a formal “family constitution” to create a healthy...
Tom Hubler
Jun 16, 20093 min read
Family Business In Uncertain Economic Times
Family businesses are certainly not immune to difficult economic times. But they usually have more options than publicly owned...
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