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Parents October 3, 2017

The Future of Family Business is _______________. A few weeks ago I came across something that appeared to be a news item about…

Featured August 27, 2017

Old MacDonald Had Family Governance (E-I-E-I-O). Over the past two weeks I’ve been at the cottage trying to unwind and unplug a…

Family Advice June 3, 2017

Business people often have a tendency to concentrate so much on their day-to-day business that they end up losing sight of some…

Family Business April 30, 2017

Last weekend at the Bowen Center spring conference there was plenty of food for thought, as expected, as we talked about family…

Families March 25, 2017

This past week on Tuesday, at Noon Eastern time, as I quite often do, I participated in the weekly teleconference of the…

Family Business Advisor March 11, 2017

Part 2 of 2 – The Cons Last week we looked at some of the positive aspects of a Family Business liquidity event, so now it’s time…

Parents February 18, 2017

This week contained a flashback for me. I was a guest speaker at a University business school, five hours down the highway. There…

Featured February 12, 2017

There was plenty of attention on Queen Elizabeth this week, celebrating her sapphire anniversary on the throne. I laughed to…

Siblings February 4, 2017

Family businesses come to life in different ways, but their ownership structure usually starts out pretty simple. With the coming…

Featured January 21, 2017

Work with Me, Walk with Me This week’s blog inspiration comes from a training program I attended. Noting it in my “future blog…

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