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Being Female Affects Business Loans from Family and Friends

investigates if women are also held to a higher standard by family and close friends when seeking financing Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Family Firms: How Much Cash is Enough?

governance scholars and activists have assumed that cash-rich companies are less vigorous about using resources Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Yuliya Ponomareva , Domenico Cambrea , Daniel Pittino and Alessandro Minichilli

Tavern Has the Recipe for Appeal and Profitability

The restaurant industry is among the riskiest, with sometimes perilous finances and a high failure rate Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Part-Time Business in Retirement

Not separating your business’ finances and your personal finances. Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Will Older Small Business Owners Finally Get the Pandemic Help They Need?

Myers-Horn Family Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Chris Farrell

What Family Businesses Should be Doing Now

Make your history a strategic resource by bringing together the family to reflect among generations on Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Lessons From the Perdue and Sheraton Families on Getting Along

Mitzi Perdue is the widow of Frank Perdue and the daughter of Ernest Henderson Sr., a founder of the Sheraton Hotels empire. She also runs a consultancy devoted to family business success and is Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Wealth Can be Hazardous to Future Family Business Leaders

Clark points out that affluence can actually compound the problem because it gives the families resources Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

The stimulus package and family businesses

The economic stimulus plan signed into law on March 27 puts the Small Business Administration in charge of disbursing financial aid to small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. It Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: David Deeds

Our Best Advice for Powering Through the Crisis

Since March 2020 we’ve published many articles about how small businesses, family businesses and startups can survive this pandemic, build resilience and get ready for what comes next.  Here Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: David Deeds