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By Mat Hughes and Alfredo De Massis on Mon Jan 11 2021
Interviewee: Alfredo De Massis

Family businesses everywhere are responding to Covid-19 in profound ways, balancing the need to preserve cherished family traditions and social capital against the mandate to control costs at a time Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Wed Dec 09 2020

Military families often must move every three years, making it nearly impossible for spouses to sustain a career that requires working for someone else. Many smart and talented spouses are becoming Read more

By Mat Hughes and Torsten Pieper on Tue Dec 01 2020

For family firms, the Covid 19 experience has been compared to being battlefield doctors: they are surrounded by trauma and uncertainty, and forced to make decisions without any precedent to guide Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Mon Nov 23 2020
Interviewee: Angelina Kljat

Daughters are increasingly assuming leadership roles at family firms. In this video, familybusiness.org Editor Kimberly Eddleston talks with two Northeastern University students who will join their Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Mon Nov 16 2020
Interviewee: Giovanna Campopiano

Despite decades of striving and some progress, women still face a glass ceiling in many tradition-bound family businesses. In this interview with familybusiness.org Editor Kimberly Eddleston, Read more

By Catherine Buday and Jon Eckhardt on Wed Oct 28 2020

MAJOR TAKEAWAYS: Make sure you totally understand an industry before you get into it. Don't assume that somebody with equity in your company will work harder. Compliment your competitors in front of Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Tue Oct 13 2020
Interviewee: Simran Mohinani

Entrepreneur, philanthropist and author Simran Mohinani has great role models among her family members, who run Platinum Estates, a thriving enterprise in Europe. Mohinani has three of her own Read more

By Todd Connor and Daniel Forbes on Wed Sep 02 2020

Consultant and author Todd Connor provides wise advice about leaving salaried work and keeping an eye on tomorrow, without jeopardizing your financial future. You're gainfully employed with a steady Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Fri Jun 05 2020
Interviewee: Susan Laverick

Women are honing their business and technical skills in preparation for leadership, but many of them still struggle with how they communicate and present themselves. Despite their know-how they still Read more

By Sarah Lempa and Daniel Forbes on Mon May 25 2020

Entrepreneurship comes in different forms, and the experience of being a solo entrepreneur - or a “company of one” - is a form that’s attracting a great deal of interest today. In this Q&A we Read more