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 Family-Owned Businesses Kinder to the Earth?          [...]

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 nature of wanting to help someone. For Jeff Thackeray, co-owner [...]

“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 viewpoint that selling the family business is in someway a [...]

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 half of those expecting to retire in five years and [...]