Universal Colors: How a Mother and her Daughters became Leaders in an Unlikely Industry
Universal Colors, a Peruvian family business manufacturing protective industrial and marine coatings, knows how to weather a storm.
Its founder, Juana Antonia Espinoza Reyes, became...
Hiring Relatives in the Family Business
Quentin Fleming knows the tact that family businesses must exercise when hiring or firing family members.
As a small-business consultant, Quentin Fleming discovered that family...
Monkey Business Catering – a Family’s Non-Linear Road to Success
In 2001, the Thompsons were forced to sell their farm but remained resolute, driven to define success on their own terms....
Mitchell Stores: Putting People First and the Science of Hugging
Jack Mitchell, along with his brother Bill, grew their parents’ speciality clothing store, Mitchell Stores, into a model for international, multi-generational family business success.
Not...
Sibling Rivalry in the Family Business
Sibling rivalries have the potential to pull families apart, causing irreparable damage to family-owned businesses. Literature asserts that Cain and Abel are the first...
The Painful Realities of Sibling Rivalry and How to Deal With Them
Angela Civitella had to take on a position of leadership in a family business when she least expected it. Following the premature death of...
Trust Your Compass: Albert Bosch on Adventure, Entrepreneurship and the Environment
Living his purpose through his achievements in the great outdoors, Albert Bosch is one of the planet's foremost adventure sports athletes as well as...
Strength in Separation – Keeping Family and Business Matters Apart
Kathy Kolbe built her enterprise, Kolbe Corp, to help Fortune 500 companies, business executives and leaders in every sector excel using a system that...
The Gig Economy and the Future of Family Business
The philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti said, "One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end."
He probably wasn't...
Humtown: Visual Earning in Manufacturing
When the economic recession hit America's industrial heartland, second-generation owner Mark Lamoncha used technology to empower his team members and save his family business.
Humtown...
