Dealing with people and relationships involved in the management and ownership of the family business needs careful thought as emotions are involved and can affect the communication and decision-making processes.
In a year’s time what will we look back and regret? How will we wish that we had behaved differently? What learning opportunities will we acknowledge...
Hearing about embezzlement in a public company rarely shocks anyone, but when it happens in a family business, people are often stunned. “How could he...
Families in business are unique. While similar to any public corporation competing in the market place, they are fundamentally different in one important and vital...
Employing family members can present a number of challenges for the family business owner; occasionally it forces families to consider the roles and responsibilities of...
Over time a Family Constitution can gain such moral weight that contradiction becomes unthinkable. Bryony Cove and Sonal Shah of Farrer & Co explain more....
When crisis strikes a family business, advisers need a clear plan, with an emphasis on honesty, to minimise reputational damage Many businesses have been through...
