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Family Business - Next Generation

Are the next generation sufficiently qualified to work in the family firm? Do they want to? Engaging with the next generation is essential if there is to be a family member at the helm in the future. Check out our next generation resource centre below.

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The Challenge Of Rewarding Family Members

The Challenge Of Rewarding Family Members

Employing family members can present a number of challenges for the family business owner; occasionally it forces families to consider...

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How Gen Z Is Influencing Green Business Operations

How Gen Z Is Influencing Green Business Operations

The UK has become more environmentally conscious in recent years. In fact, the global pandemic encouraged people to become more...

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Family Business Leadership Through The Lens

Family Business Leadership Through The Lens

Helping the next generation learn leadership skills is possible in a virtual world. But it’s harder and we need to work harder at it. In...

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Family Businesses Look To Next Generation To Drive Change

Family Businesses Look To Next Generation To Drive Change

The scale of transformation and challenge since the pandemic is triggering sweeping changes to succession in family businesses, finds...

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Next Generation Focused On Growth & Sustainability

Next Generation Focused On Growth & Sustainability

Growth is the lifeblood of family business, essential to ensuring the business will continue to prosper for future generations. For the...

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The Curse Of The ‘Iconic Founder’

The Curse Of The ‘Iconic Founder’

When a founder becomes such a larger-than-life character that they overshadow everyone around them, continuity of the business becomes...

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A Wave Of Business Transformation Is On The Horizon

A Wave Of Business Transformation Is On The Horizon

In a post-pandemic world, many new opportunities and challenges lie ahead for family-owned businesses and business families. Recent...

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Be A Leader, Not A Manager

Be A Leader, Not A Manager

Managing a team of people comes with a new level of responsibilities. But have you ever considered the vast difference between being a...

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Borrowed From Your Grandchildren

Borrowed From Your Grandchildren

Family enterprises form the majority of businesses large and small in every country in the world. At the same time, few are able to...

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The Common Traps Of Working In Your Family’s Business

The Common Traps Of Working In Your Family’s Business

“What’s wrong — is the company going bankrupt? Are we being sold?” For Charlie, who had joined his family’s bakery business two years...

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Getting Mum & Dad To Talk About Succession Planning

Getting Mum & Dad To Talk About Succession Planning

Have you tried to raise the subject of succession planning with your parents? How have they reacted? I am assuming from the fact you are...

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Building A Family Business That Lasts

Building A Family Business That Lasts

Dr. Joseph H. Astrachan, Executive Director of the Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University, speaks on on the topic of...

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