Retire by FIRE
Working professionals used to plan to remain in the workforce until 60 or 70, by which point they had amassed enough savings to retire...
Five Fast-Growing Family Businesses to Watch
Over one-third of family businesses worldwide (34 per cent) targeted double-digit growth in 2018/2019, compared to one-quarter (25 per cent) of non-family businesses.
In rapidly...
Top Ten Power Tool Manufacturers in the World
Between 2017 and 2021, the power tool market worldwide is expected to grow by more than $7.44 billion. According to Zion Market Research, the...
China’s Five Largest Family-Owned Companies
China’s shift into a profit-based economy over the last 30 years has facilitated the establishment of uncountable goliath companies, commanding acute international attention for...
Is it the End of Cash?
For millennia, humans have utilised systems of worth to exchange goods and services. Cashless societies existed operating on various payment models. Bartering, exchanging goods...
Succession in Hawai’i: The Next Generation of Family Business
A recent survey conducted by Business Consulting Resources (BCR) Hawai'i indicates that sustained success in a family business depends largely on the realisation of...
Japan’s Four Oldest Family Businesses
Japan is known for its plethora of mature businesses, with an estimated 50,000 businesses over a century old. Of these, many are successful family...
Five Family Businesses Disrupting Through Innovation
A 2017 study by professional accounting firm Deloitte challenged much of the conventional belief that family firms are slow to change and fettered by...
The Top Ten Jewellery Companies in the World
When it comes to relative value for size, both tangible and sentimental, jewellery is unmatched. Crafted using rare earth materials that tend not to...
Three Examples of Third-Generation Family Business Failure
Andrew Carnegie is credited with the most infamous and requoted aphorism in family business. "Three generations from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves" refers to the commonly...
