Managing a Family Business: Page 4

Living

5 Reasons Why 'Family' and 'Business' Do Mix

Anyone who tells you any differently is just plain wrong, says this business co-owner who's worked alongside family for years.

Thought Leaders

This Family Business Is Literally Influential

A husband-wife team has built a business matching marketers with just the right influencers.

Growing a Business

This Family Business Innovates to Grow From Generation to Generation

What was a family store has blossomed into a booming online family store.

Thought Leaders

This Third-Generation Family Business Thrives on Service

The owners of a small California trucking company are big players in their industry and service to their community.

Thought Leaders

This Boutique Father-Son Investment Firm Thrives By Ignoring Conventional Wisdom

Diversification is considered the safe way to invest billions but Marty Sass has built his firm, and taught his son, differently.

Thought Leaders

Timeless Lessons From a Fourth-Generation Family Business

For 75 years business has provided the Cassim family stability and well being despite the seismic upheavals that shook South Africa.

Growing a Business

This Family's Business Is Turning Tragedy Into Triumph

When her son suffered a devastating spinal injury, this mom devoted her life to helping him and others like him achieve maximum rehabilitation.

Franchise

This Family Business Sees Opportunity Solving a Big Problem in Education

Two brothers have put together a curriculum for teaching science and math, now they are making a franchise business of it.

Growing a Business

A Family Business That's Literally About Having Skin in the Game

Royce Leather has successfully made the transition from parents to sons by passing along values as well as the business.

Thought Leaders

This Family Business Thrives Giving Small Investors Big Real Estate Opportunities

The Miller brothers have created a technology platform that is transforming real estate investment.

Growing a Business

How a Tightly-Knit Tennessee Family Built a Local Business Empire

Love of family and a commitment to giving back to the community are the foundation of the Holt family's various food businesses.

Thought Leaders

This Family Business Begun in a Basement Has Gone Big Time

Lifeway Kefir was begun a generation ago on a shoestring budget and is now a $150-million operation.

Growing a Business

3 Key Agreements Every Family Business Needs in Writing

Sadly, family businesses are not immune to the disputes that afflict every business. Putting agreements in writing can save the family, as well as the business.

Leadership

Teaching Responsibility to Our Kids, Even When They Work for Us

The Korean Air Lines fiasco shows that family businesses have their own challenges and offers lessons in personal responsibility.

Thought Leaders

Why Two Brothers Left Their Careers to Build a Business Together

Good careers alone were no match for the allure of working together.