As a member of a fourth-generation family firm, I can attest to the challenges, benefits, and on-going trends that besiege family businesses. The biggest difference felt by businesses run by families is the intimacy that is shared amongst those who are involved, which is reflected in these trends. Despite the range of business types and […]
Treating Your Family Business Like a Garden
I often use the analogy of tending a garden as it relates to business. Consider your assets, both tangible and intangible, as the abounding flora you choose to plant in the garden of your life. What you wish to harvest from it determines what you need to plant. You plant different seeds to reach different […]

