Family Office 101
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In this series we will discuss 5 major pitfalls to watch out for when moving from standard wealth management services...
From Communism to Capitalism – How Family Firms Transformed Poland
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Capitalism that is driven by private enterprise and self-balancing markets, as world history shows, has evolved over centuries and...
Don’t Let the Past Ruin the Future of Your Family Business
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The majority of healthy and functioning family businesses can be described as "good-enough families" - families that have their own...
Beware of the One-Person Company
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When we think of a family business, we often associate it with a single family; one that might span...
Real Solutions for Navigating the Cousins Consortium
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"Govern your house and you will know how much cost firewood and rice; raise your children, and you'll know how...
Putting Success Back Into Succession – A Values Approach to Conflict Resolution
Family businesses face a number of complex issues. This short article explores how values can address and perhaps resolve some of these issues. We...
Poland and its Family Firms’ Bright Economic Future
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Poland is open for business
It is not an exaggeration to say that family firms have been crucial in the...
Overcoming Tragedy in the Family Business – Case of the Brolin Family
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The Brolin family seemed to have it all: a flourishing high-end retail business now going into its third generation;...
9 Generations of Family Shoe Making: The Story of van Bommel
For nine generations the art of shoe-making has been transmitted in the Dutch van Bommel family. Succeeding centuries of high quality manufacturing, the three...
Les Miserables – Should Children Receive Inheritances?
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Some time ago, I wrote about how each generation in a family business is expected to contribute toward the company...
