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'There's No Birthright' and Other Tips for Raising Entrepreneurial Leaders

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

5 Ways Family Businesses Can Adapt to Covid-19

This article is part of America’s Entrepreneurs , a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX, the Entrepreneur and Innovation Exchange . Part of Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Kerry Hannon

How 1,100 Family Firms Grappled with Covid-19

For family firms, the Covid 19 experience has been compared to being battlefield doctors: they are surrounded by trauma and uncertainty, and forced to make decisions without any precedent to guide Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Mat Hughes and Torsten Pieper

Why Does EOS/Traction Work So Well for Family Businesses?

Imagine this not so uncommon family business situation. In a f ourth-generation family business, the transition between the previous generations always went from the father to son in the business: Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Sara Stern

The 'Fredo Factor:' How Deadbeats and Troublemakers Hurt Family Businesses

The Corleones of "Godfather" fame are an extreme example of a “family business.” But like many family businesses, they have a family member who is a serious hindrance to their business, is less Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Vegan Venture: Mission Drives Success for Restaurant Chain

Philadelphia's HipCityVeg vegan restaurant chain, strongly believes in a holistic approach to living and managing Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Donna De Carolis

A Road Map for Resurgence

Here’s how entrepreneurs and managers can build on the resilience forged in the pandemic to achieve resurgent Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Daniel Forbes

Women: Regain Your Professional Footing

 I am struggling with managing my time and where my attention is focused. 2. Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Dr. Susan Laverick and Elizabeth Bagnall

How to Care for Your Team During a Crisis

also designated certain executives as the official word on the crisis plans, but gave lower-level managers Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Theodore L. Waldron and James C Wetherbe

The Leadership Traits Shared by Successful Entrepreneurs

I actually have an employee who is my right hand person whose title is Manager of Special Projects. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Michael Glauser and Dan Holland