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While the holidays are supposed to bring magic and joy to people’s lives, they are also an immense source of anxiety and stress. Family can be the root cause of this stress -- and families who run Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
If you're reading this article, you may want to lead your family business someday but have not yet taken control of the direction your career is heading. Or perhaps you are experiencing some of Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Dr. Susan Laverick and Elizabeth Bagnall
Bernette Dawson named her line of skin care products "Made Organics," which stands for "Mother Approved Daily Essentials." The idea for the business was born after Dawson's son developed a skin Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Whether you are starting a family business or inheriting one, managing finances strategically helps protects both the business and the family. Yet many entrepreneurs start a business without Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
The restaurant industry is among the riskiest, with sometimes perilous finances and a high failure rate. But in Bristol, Rhode Island, bustling DeWolf Tavern has mastered the art of building a Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
When a father, absent during the day, returns home at six, his children receive only his temperament, not his teaching. -- Robert Bly A client told me once that all a family member needed to come Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Robert Caldwell
Entrepreneurs must believe in their products or services deeply enough to explain their worth to potential customers or clients. For most, this means learning to sell for the very first time -- an Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
For some individuals, working in a family business can be an incredible gift. For others, it's a prison without any chance of parole. For those who are feeling trapped in the family Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Michael Klein
Family firms often face limits on the financial and human capital available to them. But in Germany, a class of small- to medium-sized businesses known as the "Mittlestand" has learned to transcend Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Alfredo De Massis
Joe Brito, the third-generation head of C.B. Utility Co. in Bristol, Rhode Island, started his career in the family business as a laborer. He firmly believes that anybody entering their family Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Kimberly Eddleston