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The US: Heading for the exit - selling the family business

July 1, 2007

Families in Business held a roundtable meeting at the Families in Business
conference in Chicago to discuss how family members can prepare, plan and
execute the sale of the family business and the opportunites they may face afterwards

Families in Business held a roundtable meeting at the Families in Business conference in Chicago to discuss how family members can prepare, plan and execute the sale of the family business and the opportunites they may face afterwards

The Roundtable Panel

Safe and secure

January 1, 2006

Michael Guidry is the founder, chairman and CEO of the Guidry Group in Houston.

Rich people and their families, especially those with high public profiles, are targets for criminals – some people have been kidnapped and even murdered. Michael Guidry explains why it is essential to plan for the worst-case scenario and have good systems of protection

Expanding the vision

November 1, 2005

A family vision can provide a sense of clarity, revitalising the original sense of deep connection between the family members and the business mission. Jane Zalman explains why adapting the family vision can be the perfect antidote to generational conflict

Jane Zalman is the founder and principal of Zalman Family Business Solutions www.zalmanfbs.com

Encouraging individuality – even as part of a family business

March 1, 2005

Family members who are fulfilled and happy with their lives will work better as a team, says Christine Harland. Individuals should be encouraged to maximise their human and intellectual potential – and not feel as if they are threatening the family unit

Christine Harland is director of Camden Writers. www.camdemwriters.com

"How do we grow great individuals? That is the fundamental issue."

What really makes the difference?

January 1, 2005

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, says Jane Hilburt-Davis

Jane Hilburt-Davis is founder of Key Resources, an international family business consultancy based in Boston, MA.

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, says Jane Hilburt-Davis

Economic dominance through bloodlines

May 1, 2004

In election years US presidents have often touted the benefits of family values as a potent agent for a better America. But values, it seems, are also good for jobs and the wider economy

Scott McCulloch is Editor of Families in Business magazine.

In election years US presidents have often touted the benefits of family values as a potent agent for a better America. But values, it seems, are also good for jobs and the wider economy

Family-owned businesses, a Harvard Business School leaflet once stated, are becoming more, not less, prevalent. It stands to reason. If Europe is anything to go by, where family companies are outperforming their rivals on all six major stock indexes, there is something to be learned from them.

On the luxury trail – alternative ways to re-charge your batteries

March 1, 2004

Sandy Lane in Barbados and Vail in Colorado are two luxury destinations at opposite ends of the thermometer. Both have much to offer the first-class traveller – but require a vastly different mind-set from their guests

Vail, surrounded by world-class skiing in the Rocky Mountains, demands an active outdoor lifestyle while Sandy Lane recuperates its guests by slowing the pace to a luxurious standstill.

Rise of the base metal magicians

January 1, 2004

It’s been 10 years since the late Leonard Schnitzer took Schnitzer Steel Industries public and while his family may by weary of increasing media scrutiny it seems a small price to pay for the scrap metal concern’s stunning financial success

Scott McCulloch is Editor of Families in Business magazine.

It's been 10 years since the late Leonard Schnitzer took Schnitzer Steel Industries public and while his family may by weary of increasing media scrutiny it seems a small price to pay for the scrap metal concern's stunning financial success

Always count your chickens

January 1, 2004

In the span of two generations and with a cavalier disregard for which came first, Arthur and Frank Perdue built a billion dollar empire on eggs and chickens. Jim Perdue, CEO, has pledged to go one better

Scott McCulloch is Editor of Families in Business magazine.

Bad economic times are good for family business

September 1, 2003

When the 1990s economic boom in the US ended, it forced families with their own businesses to focus on their core values, core competencies and to count their blessings – a good way to weather the tough economy

Craig E Aronoff holds the Dinos Eminent Scholar Distinguished Chair of Private Enterprise and is the founder of the Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University in Marietta, Georgia, USA. He is also co-founder and principal of the Family Business Consulting Group Inc. Drew S Mendoza is managing principal of The Family Business Consulting Group Inc.