The Evolution of Financing for GCC Family Businesses
Insights from Prof. Giacomo Luciani, Director of the Gulf Research Centre Foundation
Family business groups are the main pillar of the GCC private sector. They...
Winning Strategies for the Family Business
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The goal of any enterprise is to deliver superior sustainable performance. For a business, "performance", means return on investment; "sustainable"...
Why are Some Boards More Successful than Others?
Insights by Wendy Luhabe, Social Entrepreneur
‘I have been on the boards of listed, unlisted, private sector, public sector, non-governmental, business school, my own businesses,...
Social Entrepreneurship – A Creative Outlook to Human Development
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Insights from Ghassan Nuqul, Vice-Chairman of Nuqul Group
We tend to make a marked difference between the concerns of the private...
Succession Planning in GCC Family Businesses
Insights from H.E. Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre
Family-controlled businesses, the second largest shareholder after the government, form the umbrella...
A Family Office Success Story: The Al Habib Holding Company
When family businesses reach a certain size and level of wealth, the challenges for the business and the family become more complex. The management...
Facts, Figures and Percentages: Academic Research on Family Businesses in the Arab World
As the global economy grows more complex each day, the availability of high-quality information is essential to the productive conduct of business – especially...
Family Business & The Art of Communication
There is no shortage of words on how to communicate well in family business. Enter the words "family business communication" into a Web search...
Meet Jordan’s Largest Family Business, the Nuqul Group
The Nuqul Group is the largest privately owned company in the Kingdom of Jordan with many operations in the MENA region and North America....
Academic Research as a Foundation for Family Business Decision-Making
A successful business must be aware of the market opportunities, challenges and complexities that exist. This is just as true for a family company....
