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NewsA collection of family business related articles from the leading business publications  |
SEPTEMBER 2011
Sibling Rivalry: Adidas vs. Puma
"Sibling rivalry can benefit family business if leaders manage it effectively"
"Family Businesses Offer Opportunities and Pitfalls for Wealth Managers"
Advisors working with a family business client have to balance the large market opportunity and the innate potential for family feuds.
Family Firms Outperform Non-Family Firms
"The reasons family businesses did so well included an orientation towards "stewardship" - that is looking after the guidance of a company over a longer time frame, say 20 years, than a chief executive of a listed company who might only look at performance over the five or fewer years he or she was aboard."
How to Successfully Incorporate the Next Generation Into the Business
A quick read about the key issues in bringing family members into the business.
Family Feuds Escalate With Prolonged Downturn in Economy
A recession can either diminish family business issues to focus efforts on the survival of the business, or they can spark new conflicts especially when tensions arise over the management of the investment portfolio
"Small Firms Hunger for Sales, Not Credit"
A range of observers report that, in many cases, small businesses don't want loans. Their sales are so weak they can't justify taking on debt to expand operations.
Ticking Time Bomb: The Murdoch Family Succession
"the Murdoch scenario takes complex family business dynamics to a whole new level. It's not an issue of if a meltdown will occur, it's when and where."
"Market volatility may be tough on the nerves, but it could be a boon for wealthy families looking to shelter assets from taxes while helping their children."
