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What Family Businesses Need to Know About the Silicon Valley Bank Failure

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed Friday, March 10, 2023. SVB was remarkable in the US banking system due to the unique capabilities and products it developed to serve the unique needs of Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Jon Eckhardt

How Family Businesses Survive Unexpected ‘Wild Cards’

One of the key concerns for family businesses is continuity. Unlike non-family firms, many family businesses display a longevity that may span over centuries. In order to survive such long periods, Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Wojciech Czakon , Monika Hajdas and Joanna Radomska

Falling from Grace: How Scandals Affect Family Businesses

Promoting the family behind the family business can often bring benefits. Consumers can feel better about a product or service – and more likely to trust it and buy it -- if they know a Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Emanuela Rondi , Carlotta Benedetti , Cristina Bettinelli and Alfredo De Massis

To Survive a Crisis, Re-Think Your Family’s Ties

As global crises are becoming increasingly frequent and unpredictable, family ties and family relationships—or what are collectively called “family social capital”—become critical for the Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Elias Hadjielias , Louise Scholes and Mat Hughes

Dealing with Inflation: Advice From the Experts

Around the globe, family businesses are grappling with the effects of inflation, now at its highest level in 40 years. A recent NFIB report noted that over 30% of business owners feel inflation is Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Sinking ship? How one family firm sailed through several crises

  By Tanja Leppäaho, Paavo Ritala and Mat Hughes In our personal lives, sometimes it takes a crisis – an illness, divorce, job loss or another challenge – to get us to change long-held Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Mat Hughes

The New Normal: Overcoming Post-Pandemic Challenges to Survival and Growth

Even as we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, a number of new problems are just around the bend. Will you be able to retain your top talent from joining the great resignation? Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Daniel Forbes and Kimberly Eddleston

Innovating With Agility: Tips and Tricks for Resurgence and Growth

Part two of a two-part series. As new cases of COVID-19 emerge around the world (as of late July, 2021), the disease continues to remind us that the only certainty is uncertainty -- a theme I Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Mat Hughes

Getting Your Family Business Ready for the 'New Normal'

Part one of two Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing signs of a return to something resembling normality. Vaccination programs are now underway at a substantial pace, and Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Mat Hughes

What Families in Conflict Can Learn from Baseball and Teachers

Either a private family business conflict ends up in the courts, or gets settled by alternative methods involving third-party neutrals – usually mediation and arbitration. These neutral parties can Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Michael Carrell and Louis Manchise