Since there are 15 million family businesses in the United States today, DePaul University Family Business Program is dedicated to serving the family business function by providing critical material and information to family businesses as well as consulting services to interested members. Family businesses represent the interests of two distinct yet overlapping institutions and are the link of two dominant factors: the firm and the family. All contained in one are the intricate affairs of family relations and business responsibility.

Conflicts between the needs and purposes of each entity arise resulting in critical dilemmas relating to business ownership, succession, sibling rivalry, estate planning and unique problems facing the family. Family firm culture and dynamics, tax issues, family conflict, planning for the growing business through successive generations, insurance and legal issues are some of the areas of interest that are examined. Supporting DePaul University Family Business Program is the Family Business Bibliography which contains 1,439 references dedicated solely to family business.

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Family Business Professionals Conference

Family Business Enterprise Course

DePaul University Family Business Bibliography