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Family Business Patriarchs and Matriarchs: When Is It Time to Move On?

  Successfully handing over a family business to the next generation of leaders requires both careful Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

A Charismatic Family Business Founder Can Be a Tough Act to Follow

For all kinds of companies including family businesses, a charismatic founder or leader can bring profound Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

How Family Firms Can Prevent (or Cool Down) Sibling Rivalries

Stories abound about sibling rivalries and family business conflict that have harmed family businesses Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Jonas Ruzek and Kimberly Eddleston

It’s Complicated: Managing Succession in Cases of Divorce and Adoption

Part 1 of 2 -- Family business succession planning clearly is among a family business’s most challenging Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Nadine Kammerlander and Leona Rethmann

Keep the Founder's Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive in Future Generations

They see the family members who are involved, and their attitudes and approaches to the family business Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: David Werdiger

How to Plan for a Successful Succession

But for family businesses, it’s smart family business succession planning that can be the key to sustaining Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Richard Eisenberg

Successful Successions are Never Smooth

Many business owners and families assume that family business succession planning will be difficult, Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Claudia Binz Astrachan

Succession Planning Should Start Earlier Than You Think

Family businesses everywhere are responding to the succession challenge in profound ways. Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and Mira Bloemen-Bekx

Succession, Money, and Relationships Were Top-10 Topics in 2023

FamilyBusiness.org aspires to be the #1 peer-reviewed resource for thought leadership in family business Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and Kimberly Eddleston