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Surprising reasons owners exit family businesses
Only about a third of family businesses make it to a second generation beyond the founder. Conventional wisdom says that these firms falter because the owners didn’t have a succession
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Theory and Research
A 2020 Re-Boot for Your Business
It's worth noting that "2020" is also a metaphor for clear vision -- something that all family businesses want but often find elusive when day-to-day challenges interfere. As 2019 ends and the new
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Commentary
It's worth noting that "2020" is also a metaphor for clear vision -- something that all people who run a business want but often find elusive when day-to-day challenges interfere. As 2019 ends and
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Commentary
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Jon Eckhardt
EDITOR’S NOTE: Steve Blank, who has founded or co-founded eight startups, is best known as the Father of Modern Entrepreneurship and is credited with launching the Lean Startup movement, which for
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Commentary
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Steve Blank
Unlocking the Innovation Potential of Family Firms: An Assessment Tool
When it comes to innovation, family firms often are trapped in an “ability–willingness paradox”: the superior ability to innovate is unrealized because of fear of innovation. Our research 1
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Applied and Practice
Hyannis Country Garden is a Family Business With Deep Roots
This feature and video are part of America’s Entrepreneurs: Making it Work , a Rewire initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX, the
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Features
Author:
Alauna Yust
Why You Should Name Your Business After Yourself
What's in a name? For many family-run businesses, the business name and family name are the same, linking the reputations of the two, for better or worse. New family business owners often grapple
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Applied and Practice
Author:
Sharon Belenzon
Choosing a Board of Directors for a Family Business
It's important that current or future members of a family business understand best practices for assembling a Board of Directors (BOD). That's why we explore this in depth as part of a basic family
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Education and Teaching
Author:
Whitney Peake
Entrepreneurs usually understand that profit is important. But many are less consciously aware of the actual model by which they will (or will not) make money in their ventures. Many have a gut feel,
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Applied and Practice
Entrepreneurs and business leaders are blessed and cursed with thinking about their businesses 24 hours a day. It becomes their life focus. What is it that consumes them? Bottom line? Employee
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Commentary
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Dave Feldman
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