"Why I Fired My Father from the Family Business"
"When the company faced a crisis, it became clear that our two styles were incompatible. To lead our company into the future, I needed to take control -- even if that meant pushing my father out of the way."
Succession Planning in a $1.5 Billion Business
"Around 70 percent of Hong Kong's listed companies are controlled either by their founders or by members of founding families" How do they do it? Family Councils.
You Know About EBITDA. But Do You Know EBITDAL?
"Traditional methods of calculating business worth often inaccurately reflect the value of family businesses by ignoring lifestyle-related decisions of the owners"
You Can't Escape Death and Taxes (Or Can You?)
"While people can't escape death and taxes, passing away in the right state can help to avoid levies as high as 20%."
No, Not Another Nepotism Lawsuit
An American Bank is suing the media giant News Corp., run by Rupert Murdoch "for rampant nepotism'' and running the media company as a ''wholly owned family candy store''
Check Out This Family Business Org Chart
"The [Dolan] family dynasty encompasses Cablevision, Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Rangers, the New York Knicks and Newsday"
"The Prince Charles Syndrome"
"Handing off a business to the next generation is the realization of a dream-or a complete nightmare.".
The Family Business Growth Calculator
"The new Family Business Growth Calculator (FBGC) shows business owners how much they need their company to grow so that it will provide their children the same standard of living in the future"
News Briefs - March 2011
News Briefs - February 2011
News Briefs - January 2011
News Briefs - December 2010
News Briefs - November 2010
News Briefs - October 2010
News Briefs - September 2010
News Briefs - August 2010
