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A Father/Son Sitdown: Howard and Steven Aldrich

  He has learned much about the challenges not only of starting a new business, but also managing Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Howard E. Aldrich

Women Entrepreneurs Have Limited Chances to Lead Their New Businesses

entrepreneurial teams can be reduced when people adopt organizational templates, such as signing a formal operating Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Howard E. Aldrich

'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

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

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

Unlocking the Innovation Potential of Family Firms: An Assessment Tool

Yet family owners and managers fear losing control, undermining the family reputation, or compromising Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Emanuela Rondi , Alfredo De Massis and Josip Kotlar

The Potential Downside of Having Non-Family Board Members

companies where the board met infrequently and where the CEO wanted to keep tight control over operations Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Alfredo De Massis

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

Changing the Face of the Construction Industry

but Emily Bittenbender of Bittenbender Construction is giving it a new face and a new approach to managing Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Donna De Carolis

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