The Barrow Group: Five Generations of Construction in South Africa
Over the course of its 121-year history, the Barrow Property Group grew from a small carpentry shop into one of South Africa’s leading property...
Five Industries That Will be Transformed by Virtual Reality
To get a sense of what impact virtual reality (VR) will have across industries in the not-too-distant future, we must first turn our attention...
How Family Business Branding Impacts Consumer Perception
Dr Claudia Binz Astrachan is a lecturer and researcher at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Switzerland) and a Senior Research Fellow at...
Symphony: Returning from the Brink of Bankruptcy to Lasting International Success
By identifying a niche in the hypercompetitive Indian market and maintaining a strategy of continuous product development, Symphony revolutionised the air coolers category.
After making...
Sennheiser: The Sound of Family Business Success
For audio enthusiasts and professionals alike, Sennheiser is synonymous with a superior audio experience. Channelling his passion for meticulous design, Prof Dr Fritz Sennheiser,...
Bambino Mio: Engendering Trust in the E-Commerce Era
Guy and Jo Schanschieff invested 25 years' worth of effort and capital to realise the full potential of their family business. Bambino Mio, now...
Sparks & Daughters: Personalised Products Made with Love
Deborah and Verity Sparks are the mother-and-daughter duo behind Sparks & Daughters. Born in the British countryside when Deborah began making personalised aprons at...
The Tea Shelf: A Historical Family Business Tackles the Digital Marketing Age
The Tea Shelf is among India’s most successful pioneers in the e-commerce for tea. Since launching in 2015, they have grown their business by delivering...
Kodiak Cakes and the Long, Passionate Game to Entrepreneurial Success
The story of Joel Clark and Kodiak Cakes is a story of perseverance.
From the age of eight, Joel was knocking on doors to sell...
Ideal: The Successful Marketing Formula of a Leading Detergent Manufacturer
As the son of a PhD in organic chemistry, Phillip Kalli was exposed to the discipline from a very young age. He distinctly remembers...
