We’re a family-owned small business with a history of saying we’re family oriented with all of our employees. But we’re having trouble explaining what that means to our employees and potential new hires. Thoughts of the Day: Smart companies pay...
My parents run the family business and I'm working for them. With only general promises that someday it will be mine, I don’t have any shares. I don’t agree with what my parents are doing and think they’re making some...
Facing family business succession, we need a plan. We’re dealing with a family member who should be retiring. Unfortunately, she still owns the stock and is very controlling. We want to take the company forward, but don’t have the...
Ask Andi: Our family business success has a lot of tension. We need to learn to work together so that we don’t tear the family apart. Disagreement happens when it’s not clear who is in charge. Or what is or...