The Bright Sides of Family Businesses

"All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal." – Mark Cuban Last month’s article on the darker sides of managing a family business generated a lot of response. Numerous owners of family businesses gave me feedback about the accuracy of my experiences. Given that 80-90% of businesses in the United States are family owned, [...]

The Darker Sides of Family Businesses

"Despite having to contend with internal family tensions on top of the usual work stresses family businesses still outperform non-family businesses. At the end of the day it’s not what they succeed at but the way they succeed that makes the difference." – Jane Hilburt-Davis Thus consultants to family firms, who work with the owners [...]