Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary
//April 23, 2024 - Issue #116
Dick Schulze Reflects on Our Growing Impact The Best Buy founder, whose charitable foundation supports our site, reflects on our growing reach to family business leaders around the world.
A Family's Non-Financial Values Shape Its Sustainability Strategy Families that focus on renewing their non-financial values in future generations are more likely to have a formal program.
Our Mission: Bringing You Research-Based Business Insights Entrepreneurs and family businesses need practical takeaways supported by academic rigor. 
Using AI to Grow Your Family Business AI promises to be a tidal wave that wipes out old processes and re-shapes businesses at every stage. Top thinkers share their perspectives in these articles.
Timeless Lessons from Dick Schulze The founder of Best Buy (and EIX and FamilyBusiness.org) has always had a passion for helping business owners succeed. He lives by these rules. Passing down the founder's charisma to the next generation
Family Business Succession: Your Questions Answered This new page of FamilyBusiness.org answers many of your most important questions about succession and has links to dozens of articles.
EIX, FamilyBusiness Surpass 12 Million Annual Page Views From just 20,000 views 10 years ago, the two sites have had explosive year-over-year growth. Search & Save Enter search below to create an easy reading list
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Your Family’s Mental Model Might Be Fueling Its Conflicts
by Tom Rüsen and Monika Nadler
/ Practice Insight
Different ways of thinking shape how families make decisions, resolve tensions, and pass leadership across generations. Read more...
Learning to Let Go of a Startup
by Lin Grensing-Pophal
/ Features
Handing off a family business to the next generation can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Read more...
Nonfamily CEOs Are Most Vulnerable in the Middle Stage of Their Tenure
by Wei Shen, Cecilia Gu, and Lin-Hua Lu
/ Research Insight
Family businesses tend to give all CEOs time to prove themselves, but are tougher on outsiders who don’t deliver results after a few years. Read more...
Can a Female CEO Lead to More Diversity at the Top?
by Paola Rovelli and Marco Mismetti
/ Research Insight
At family firms, decisions are often shaped by traditions, preferences, or informal dynamics that are not easy to override, even for the CEO. Read more...
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Supported by the Richard M Schulze Family Foundation