Metro Brands: Big shoes to fill http://www.forbesindia.com/article/family-business/metro-brands-big-shoes-to-fill/52597/1 Mahindra CIE acquires Aurangabad Electricals https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/mahindra-cie-automotive-acquires-aurangabad-electricals-for-rs-830-crore-1552383743768.html What are the best ways for a family to make decisions together? http://www.campdenfb.com/article/what-are-best-ways-family-make-decisions-together Young Business Tycoon Is Here to Make Waves in the Traditional Manufacturing Industry of India https://www.businesstoday.in/pti-feed/young-business-tycoon-is-here-to-make-waves-in-the-traditional-manufacturing-industry-of-india/story/327269.html Millennials look to [...]

How the Kanwars of Apollo Tyres built India's most global tyre maker http://www.forbesindia.com/article/family-business/apollo-tyres-treading-firmly/52607/1 Next Generation Member Appointed as Additional Director and Chairman of Hindustan Zinc https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/kiran-agarwal-appointed-as-additional-director-chairman-of-hindustan-zinc/articleshow/68304230.cms Daughters Are Taking Over Family Businesses https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2019/03/01/daughters-are-taking-over-family-businesses/#7f03528c1785   Philanthropy in India focuses on one's roots, progresses to the community, [...]

Borosil: Toughened glass http://www.forbesindia.com/article/family-business/borosil-toughened-glass/52581/1 Philanthropy in India focuses on one's roots, progresses to the community, and usually remains low-key  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/philanthropy-in-india-focuses-on-ones-roots-progresses-to-the-community-and-usually-remains-low-key/articleshow/68161607.cms Family businesses: Tripping at three http://www.forbesindia.com/article/family-business/family-businesses-tripping-at-three/52567/1   How Asian Family Businesses Respond To Three Global Family Office Challenges https://www.forbes.com/sites/francoisbotha/2019/02/28/how-asian-family-businesses-respond-to-three-global-family-office-challenges/#2c0bbeb833a7

Bhujia to billions: Ganga Bhishen's Haldiram's has now become $3 bn biz empire - //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/67992895.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Family Businesses: Heeding the Call of Corporate Conscience -https://www.tharawat-magazine.com/facts/corporate-social-responsibility-obligations/ Changing of the guard for family business -https://www.southburnetttimes.com.au/news/changing-of-the-guard-for-family-business/3642881/ Family businesses thrive on values, innovation -https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/family-businesses-thrive-values-innovation-1695850 Family Businesses Dominate list of Britain's Highest [...]

The Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise, Indian School of Business organized the Seventh Asian Invitational Conference on Family Business from 1 – 3 February 2019.  The conference theme was ‘Generations to Generations - Building Family Business Legacy Harmoniously.’ Day 1 of the conference comprised [...]

Staying alive: A fireside chat on success of family businesses - //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/67826271.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Times they are a-changin': Legacy of Chinese-Indonesian family businesses -https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2019/02/04/times-they-are-a-changin-legacy-of-chinese-indonesian-family-businesses.html 91 pc family businesses expect to grow in 2yrs - https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/91pc-family-businesses-expect-grow-2yrs-1695445 The Internet of Things: How Tomorrow's Technology Affects Family Business  http://www.campdenfb.com/article/internet-things-how-tomorrow-s-technology-affects-family-business

Wealth to enrich others! What money means to billionaire Kiran Mazumdar Shaw https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/wealth-to-enrich-others-what-money-means-to-billionaire-kiran-mazumdar-shaw/articleshow/67316946.cms   How This Third-Generation Family Business Has Minted 70 Millionaires https://www.inc.com/christine-lagorio/how-this-third-generation-family-business-has-minted-70-millionaires.html?cid=search     Succession planning: Don't let your family business crumble https://realbusiness.co.uk/succession-planning-family-business/     Leadership and Team Management in a Family Business [...]

PHILANTHROPIC INDIAN FAMILY BUSINESSES OUT-PERFORM NON-FAMILY FIRMS http://www.campdenfb.com/article/philanthropic-indian-family-businesses-out-perform-non-family-firms Succession planning at Emami may go the family trust way  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/succession-planning-at-emami-may-go-the-family-trust-way/articleshow/67282254.cms 5 Benefits Of Having A Multigenerational Family Business https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2019/01/08/5-benefits-of-having-a-multigenerational-family-business/#18702d2a5247 Fogg maker wants CEO with a ‘family feel’  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/fashion-/-cosmetics-/-jewellery/fogg-maker-wants-ceo-with-a-family-feel/articleshow/67241705.cms

Why Family Businesses Need to Find the Right Level of Conflict https://hbr.org/2018/12/why-family-businesses-need-to-find-the-right-level-of-conflict Leadership and Team Management in a Family Business https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/324280 Putting in place a plan for perpetuity https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/people-at-work/putting-in-place-a-plan-for-perpetuity/article25892321.ece VIEW FROM THE GULF: OVERCOMING SUCCESSION FEAR ITSELF http://www.campdenfb.com/article/view-gulf-overcoming-succession-fear-itself

2018 has been a good year for Tata Motor’s Passenger Vehicle business, coming out of their corner swinging at the Auto Expo 2018, with the showcase of two all-new products that grabbed the public eye and brought attention to the Tata Motors brand. Tata Motors’ amazing turnaround [...]

Boards need to play active role in succession planning https://www.livemint.com/Companies/jTuTKwuswyUllCtkkfDk8I/Boards-need-to-play-active-role-in-succession-planning.html Bangkok's riverboat queens http://www.forbesindia.com/article/cross-border/bangkoks-riverboat-queens/51907/1 The Key to Family Longevity http://www.campdenfb.com/article/key-family-longevity Building a matriarchy: Women heading up family businesses https://www.smh.com.au/business/small-business/building-a-matriarchy-women-heading-up-family-businesses-20181210-p50lcs.html

The Return of Tatas as India's Steel King  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/steel/battle-for-kalinga-tata-steel-tightens-iron-grip-in-the-east/articleshow/67065957.cms Family Office Growth Rockets but Succession Planning Lags in India http://www.campdenfb.com/article/family-office-growth-rockets-succession-planning-lags-india Meet the Patnis: How a business family that invests together, stays together  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/meet-the-patnis-how-a-business-family-that-invests-together-stays-together/articleshow/66980430.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst British Indian steel tycoon clinches US acquisition deal https://www.businesstoday.in/pti-feed/british-indian-steel-tycoon-clinches-us-acquisition-deal/story/297037.html

Indian ultra-rich increasingly taking family office route for investments https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/indian-ultra-rich-increasingly-taking-family-office-route-for-investments/story/297026.html   Family Businesses Outperform Other Companies – The CS Family 1000 Report https://www.tharawat-magazine.com/facts/family-businesses-outperform-other-companies-the-cs-family-1000-report/#gs.03stpt4   Remembering JRD Tata: The maverick entrepreneur, splendid aviator and humble leader https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/remembering-jrd-tata-aviator-entrepreneur-humanitarian-3231821.html   Leadership and Team Management in a Family Business [...]

Real estate is fastest-growing business in India and the opportunities are huge: Adi Godrej  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/expert-view/real-estate-is-fastest-growing-business-in-india-and-the-opportunities-are-huge-adi-godrej/articleshow/66749763.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst   3rd-Gen Filipino Entrepreneur Leaves Legal Practice in US to Head Family Business   https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/323797 Victor Li Wants New China Tech to Transform Father's Old Empire https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-15/victor-li-wants-new-china-tech-to-transform-father-s-old-empire Leela Suitor Is [...]

The $2-billion Indian health empire run by four sisters makes a comeback  - //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/66729779.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst View from Asia - Pacific : The art of giving - http://www.campdenfb.com/article/view-asia-pacific-art-giving KM Birla's son Aryaman aims to create his own legacy - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/aryaman-doesnt-want-to-join-father-km-birlas-44-bn-family-business-will-create-his-own-legacy/articleshow/66649196.cms Akshaypat Singhania aims at startups with a corpus of Rs [...]

Tata SIA Airlines eyes all-stock merger of Vistara with Jet Airways  - //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/66628400.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Lee Kum Kee Family Receives First Hong Kong "EY Family Business Award of Excellence" - https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/lee-kum-kee-family-receives-first-hong-kong-ey-family-business-award-of-excellence-1027715087 China family businesses outperform global counterparts- https://www.verdict.co.uk/private-banker-international/news/china-family-businesses-outperform-global-counterparts/ Family Migration Drives Multi Family Heavy Weights into Strategic Tie-Up-  http://www.campdenfb.com/article/family-migration-drives-multi-family-heavyweights-strategic-tie

Institution Building : What Family Businesses can Learn from MERCK-  https://content.yudu.com/web/fiqy/0A437o0/CampdenFB74/html/index.html?page=62&origin=reader   Rich Asians crazy about securing wealth spark family office boom in Hong Kong, Singapore - https://www.business-standard.com/article/reuters/rich-asians-crazy-about-securing-wealth-spark-family-office-boom-in-hong-kong-singapore-118110500921_1.html   This Entrepreneur is taking Family Business to New Scale with Tech : Saraf Furniture - https://bizztor.com/in/saraf-furniture/   Growing [...]

Shipping cannot be a family-run business? These six families disagree - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/shipping-/-transport/shipping-cannot-be-a-family-run-business-these-six-families-disagree/articleshow/66423590.cms Record billionaire wealth creating new power families - http://www.campdenfb.com/article/record-billionaire-wealth-creating-new-power-families What family-run businesses do to resolve conflicts within - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/what-family-run-businesses-do-to-resolve-conflicts-within/articleshow/66423804.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst She's the Turnaround Wizard in Korea That Buyout Firms Call - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-31/she-s-the-turnaround-wizard-in-korea-that-buyout-firms-call Meet the Next [...]

Delhi is home to 163 mega billionaires; Shiv Nadar tops rich list https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/delhi-163-mega-billionaires-shiv-nadar-tops-list-rs-37400-crore/story/284499.html NEXT GENS LEAD FAMILY CHARGE FOR SUSTAINABLE AND IMPACT INVESTING http://www.campdenfb.com/article/next-gens-lead-family-charge-sustainable-and-impact-investing Benetton Death Opens Succession Dilemma at Billionaire Family https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-22/gilberto-benetton-who-co-founded-benetton-group-dies-at-77 The Family Business: Building the Legacy https://www.piworld.com/post/the-family-business-building-the-legacy/

Reliance declares intent to enter rapid transportation; buys 12.7% in US-based Skytran - https://m.businesstoday.in/story/reliance-industries-acquires-stake-in-personal-rapid-transit-company-skytran/1/285653.html India business is growing at a faster clip than other regions: Michael Dell -  https://m.economictimes.com/tech/hardware/india-business-is-growing-at-a-faster-clip-than-other-regions-michael-dell/articleshow/66253826.cms Harsh Mariwala steps up focus on startups for a well-rounded portfolio -  https://m.economictimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/harsh-mariwala-steps-up-focus-on-startups-for-a-well-rounded-portfolio/articleshow/66281054.cms Mahindra and Mahindra, Ford sign [...]

Who will bell the Cat? http://myimpact.impactmeasurement.co.in/impact/clip_new.php?id=f084c9e7e8864f695a0d0219e380abd9&id2=9c058240ef2752e73d433eb4e246e2d6 Tatas take control of AirAsia India with new CEO Sunil Bhaskaran, board https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/tatas-take-control-of-airasia-india-with-new-ceo-sunil-bhaskaran-board-118101100091_1.html How a Sindhi family went from running a shop to managing $1.8 bn multinational https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/how-a-sindhi-family-went-from-running-a-shop-to-managing-1-8-bn-multinational/story-KEwWC37wENiHY8PPWWAsQI.html How Indian family businesses are taking on MNCs in deodorant industry  [...]

How Champions Of Change From The Rising Generation Transform Their Family Businesses - https://www.forbes.com/sites/dennisjaffe/2018/10/03/how-champions-of-change-from-the-rising-generation-transform-their-family-businesses/#175c6f8c5a55 Mukesh Ambani emerges as richest Indian for 11th consecutive year: Forbes - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/mukesh-ambani-emerges-richest-indian-for-11th-consecutive-year-forbes/articleshow/66063951.cms How Family Businesses can stay Entrepreneurial - http://www.campdenfb.com/article/how-family-businesses-can-stay-entrepreneurial  Encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation in a family business -https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=3f1c1170-1ece-4a8d-a42f-5a2472a9f93e

Over 50% of gen-next hope to manage family business -   https://www.livemint.com/Money/STlNmVIicTgO7Wxy4Vzu0H/Over-50-of-gennext-hope-to-manage-family-business.html Tycoons of Tomorrow: Inside the minds of India's future icons http://www.forbesindia.com/article/tycoons-of-tomorrow/tycoons-of-tomorrow-inside-the-minds-of-indias-future-icons/51405/1 Family Businesses Outshine Rivals - http://www.campdenfb.com/article/family-businesses-outshine-rivals-sustainable-investing-bullish Wealth Solutions: Insights for Family Businesses -  https://hubbis.com/article/wealth-solutions-insights-control-and-conflict-in-the-family-business

The key to success and longevity lies in planning - //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65850130.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst   Family and conglomerate -  https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/family-conglomerates-118091701153_1.html   The future is female : Next generation women in family business, part two -  http://www.campdenfb.com/article/future-female-next-generation-women-family-business-part-two   Two’s company: A sibling survival guide  - https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/SkO4skYW4l0dG60Y516K2J/Twos-company-A-sibling-survival-guide.html   Patriarchs must address GeNext’s needs - //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65850438.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

India has third highest number of family-owned mega businesses: Credit Suisse report - https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/india-has-third-highest-number-of-family-owned-mega-businesses-credit-suisse-report/story-dbXKdZ6sA4V6Rq3wOXMWFP.html The other Muthoot: True blue heirs - http://www.forbesindia.com/article/boardroom/the-other-muthoot-true-blue-heirs/51265/1 MTR’s story on embracing cultural changes over generations - https://www.peoplematters.in/article/culture/mtrs-story-on-embracing-cultural-changes-over-generations-19220 The Future is Female: Next Generation Women in Family Business - http://www.campdenfb.com/article/future-female-next-generation-women-family-business-part-one

Aurobindo Pharma buys Sandoz's US business in $900 million deal - https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/aurobindo-pharma-buys-sandoz-us-business-in-900-million-deal-118090600173_1.html Tata Steel unveils sustainable steel production technology in Europe -https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/steel/tata-steel-unveils-sustainable-steel-production-technology-in-europe/articleshow/65706660.cms Lupin to train over 1,000 graduates for pharma industry - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/lupin-to-train-over-1000-graduates-for-pharma-industry/articleshow/65705126.cms Pathway to Success for Professionals Working in a Family Business -https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/familybusinessforum/insights/pathway-to-success-for-professionals-working-in-a-family-business/familybusinessforum_show/65686132.cms Why no one [...]

India's 2nd Largest Real Estate Company partners with Brand Capital - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/indias-2nd-largest-real-estate-company-partners-with-brand-capital/articleshow/65606423.cms Family businesses: Are they ready for the new normal? - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65570219.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst How a Family Turned a Barren Hillside Into a $4.4 Billion Property Empire - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-27/the-kadoorie-family-turned-barren-hillside-into-hong-kong-empire Family businesses can even survive 5 generations [...]

Don’t see any impact of trade war, we are winning new orders every day: Baba Kalyani, Bharat Forge -https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/expert-view/dont-see-any-impact-of-trade-war-we-are-winning-new-orders-every-day-baba-kalyani-bharat-forge/articleshow/65338703.cms Her Father let her Join the Family Business only After she Came Back with a Solid Degree and Work Experience - https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/317745 Succession Planning: Indian Family Businesses [...]

How Srinivas Kamath's gamble on customer service helped Natural Ice Cream grow six-fold - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/business-101-how-srinivas-kamaths-gamble-on-customer-service-helped-natural-ice-cream-grow-over-six-fold/articleshow/65237275.cms The Preservation Game: Lombard Odier builds its family services practice in Asia -https://hubbis.com/article/the-preservation-game-lombard-odier-builds-its-family-services-practice-in-asia Planning a succession in India's business families comes with challenges -https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/planning-a-succession-in-indias-business-families-comes-with-challenges/articleshow/65331036.cms Family business readings: Living the charter [...]

Family Businesses: Promoters’ Skin in the Game 2001-2017 - The research study reveals the pattern of increasing stake of promoters in NSE and BSE listed family firms - http://myimpact.impactmeasurement.co.in/impact/clip_new.php?id=734f5a4d4898224c497ee91b2e953a8f&id2=9c058240ef2752e73d433eb4e246e2d6 A 28-year-old scion is earning the spurs at $13 billion JSW Group - Next Generation leader bringing fresh energy [...]

Yogesh Agrawal's positivity helped Ajanta Pharma grow from Rs 25-26 cr in '90s to over Rs 9,000 cr- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/blast-from-the-past-when-yogesh-agrawal-was-proud-of-ajanta-pharmas-3000-sq-ft-rd-facility-in-1996/articleshow/65142522.cms Manipal group in talks to buy AMRI from Emami for up to Rs 1,000 crore -https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/manipal-group-in-talks-to-buy-amri-from-emami-for-up-to-rs-1000-crore/articleshow/65249892.cms Max Life set to add 145 branches, lines up Rs 250-crore [...]

Wipro to acquire India services of US-based Alight Solutions -https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/wipro-to-acquire-india-services-of-us-based-alight-solutions/articleshow/65070540.cms Hindalco arm Novelis to acquire Aleris for $2.58 bn - https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hindalco-arm-novelis-to-acquire-aleris-for-2-58-bn-118072600895_1.html UPL has emerged as prime challenger to the four global giants who control most of the agrochemicals market- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/upl-has-emerged-as-prime-challenger-to-the-four-global-giants-who-control-most-of-the-agrochemicals-market/articleshow/65142638.cms New wave of next-generation leaders take charge [...]

The Business of Family — The Hindujas -Https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/podcast-the-business-of-family-the-hindujas-2732971.html Why Family Philanthropy will Gain Importance in Resolving Today's Challenges-Http://www.forbesindia.com/article/imd-business-school/why-family-philanthropy-will-gain-importance-in-resolving-todays-challenges/50761/1 Tech Savvy Next Gens Urged to Bridge the Family Digital Divide – http://www.campdenfb.com/article/tech-savvy-next-gens-urged-bridge-family-digital-divide Europe has Fewer Family-Run Firms but they’re Worth More  - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65065288.cms?Utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

How gen-next is reshaping family businesses while preserving founding culture -https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/how-gen-next-is-reshaping-family-businesses-while-preserving-founding-culture/articleshow/64923508.cms Q1 Results: TCS is back, and firing on all cylinders -https://www.livemint.com/Money/jc2NcWoy7C6Ar6dHVp9meO/Q1-Results-TCS-is-back-and-firing-on-all-cylinders.html Big family businesses in Germany put their trust in start-ups- http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/12/c_137317736.htm Innovation and family firms - https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2018/07/389528/innovation-and-family-firms 3rd-gen entrepreneur Yash Miglani transforming real estate sector [...]

Anil Agarwal to delist Vedanta Resources from LSE, offers $1-bn buyout - https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vedanta-to-delist-from-lse-agarwal-s-family-trust-makes-cash-buyout-offer-118070200352_1.html   In Three Generations, You Get An Empire. In five, A Dynasty - http://businessworld.in/article/-In-Three-Generations-You-Get-An-Empire-In-five-A-Dynasty-/05-07-2018-154004/   Deepak Parekh Says Succession Planning Imminent At HDFC Companies-  https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2018/07/04/deepak-parekh-says-succession-planning-imminent-at-hdfc-companies   FB Roundup : LG, CK Hutchison & Ralph Lauren [...]

Stand alone family business boards are increasingly seeing more involvement from the women of the family. Recent government stipulations have focused on corporate gender parity, especially in directorship. Women directors at family firms face 'competence versus kinship' challenge -https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64741474.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst   Gentleman Babu cannot be anything [...]

The state-of-the-art technology with international standards may make you believe the facility belongs to an MNC. In fact, it is an indigenous enterprise of the Jobanputra family, led by the young scion, Raaj Jobanputra. Meet JWL Group's Raaj Jobanputra, the gen-next scion who likes to [...]

 Even as engineering group Kirloskars is negotiating the sale of its flagship business, the family has decided to diversify into the financial services space by launching a new non-banking financial company (NBFC), Kirloskars Capital. To read more about this venture, give the below article a [...]

Tariq Premji, the younger son of Wipro chairman Azim Premji, has been appointed to the board of Wipro Enterprises, the $1.23 billion privately held non-IT business that makes soaps such as Santoor and builds aerospace sub-systems for plane makers like Airbus and Boeing. Tariq Premji [...]

The latest Trend ,being followed is to recruit Outside Directors to run the family businesses, this tactic helps in freeing the business from emotional decisions, the director brings upon his unbiased approach and hence,stability.Read more about this in the link below.. Using outside directors in [...]

In stark contrast to the Public companies,who are focused to deliver positive financial returns to investors,stockholders,family businesses are focused to build a business sustainable over time.In the following article read if the different approach to business handling will have any impact on Earth's Sustainability.? Are [...]

A lot of people get into funeral service for different reasons. Some, it’s because they’ve had a loss in their family and they see it as something they want to do. I think initially people get into it to help others, they just have that [...]

“Should I sell the family business?” is a question that all owners ponder at various times. There are certainly situations where selling the family business is the best answer; in some cases, it may be the only answer. It is also important to avoid the [...]

Despite their outsized impact on our economy, many family businesses haven't planned properly -- or at all -- for a transition in business ownership. One study by MassMutual found that more than 40 percent of respondents expected to retire within 10 years. However, fewer than [...]

Long before they excelled in business, they were a family who brought out the best in one other. Pages Holdings Inc. (PHI) Chairman Bunny Pages said the family business, which they established some 15 years ago, wouldn’t be where it is today if the family [...]

When Desmond Griffin and his sister-in-law Penny Green decided to join forces on mobile payments company Glance Technologies Inc. , it was to help expand the business with an eye to taking it public. About three years later, the family members are in a heated [...]

Kris Cornwell spent her days on Court Street long before it was lined with a bevy of bars and chain restaurants. As the owner of Cornwell Jewelers, 77 N. Court St., Cornwell recalls catching a bus with her sister and riding from her grandparents’ home [...]

Boring may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of growing a business. But it does play an integral part of the thinking of the Kanoo Group, one of the UAE’s biggest family conglomerates that is grooming itself for expansion and [...]

In order to enjoy working together, you have to not only like each other but also find a common purpose or passion. Even though you’re running a business together now, it’s critical to always put family first. Mena, Iyana, and Shantee Wright are sisters who [...]

Most of the corporate chieftains have children all ready and qualified – in legal terms at least – to join the labour force. The question is whether these offsprings should join the family business and succeed it, or work outside the family business for a [...]