Family Business Blog
The Family Business Blog [short for "web log"] is our mini-journal about Family Business Experts. It lets you know...
- whenever we add or update pages at the Family Business Experts web site
- about new products and services that we are bringing online
- about features and specials that are available from time to time
- when FBE principals are in the news
- when we issue our Understanding Family Business e-zine newsletter (for those of you who don't like to give your e-mail address, or if your ISP's filters are too aggressive and cause you to lose mail). The e-zine is posted to the web site as well as being e-mailed, so you can click right to it from this blog. Easy!
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Addiction Treatment Recovery Process
Addiction Treatment Recovery Process should include helping family members and friends needs to be on a par with helping the addicts and alcoholics
Family Business Advisor
Family business advisor Don Schwerzler, top family business expert and founder of the Family Business Institute has been studying and advising family businesses for more than 40 years.
Learning and Innovation - The Art of Connecting Them
Learning and innovation are two linked strategies for successful family businesses. Here are nine changes that will shape innovation.
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Business Communication - Many Channels to Navigate
Business communication is always an important function that family businesses need to manage with a clear vision and strategy.
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Family Business Experts
Family Business Experts is the best family business resource on the Internet. We offer hundreds of great strategies and tips for families in business together.
Manager Magazine Bulgaria - Don Schwerzler interview
Manager Magazine Bulgaria published an interview with family business expert Don Schwerzler
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Disability - providing for children
Providing for a child with a disability is complex and challenging. We interview two authors who answer all the questions and show us the techniques such as special needs trusts.
Exit Planning
Exit planning is necessary because you will transfer your business interest - either during your lifetime, or you will die or become incapacitated. Learn how to avoid the chaos of forced liquidation.
Family Business Innovation - “If it ain’t broke, break it”
Family business innovation drives entrepreneurship, not caretaking. Learn how to start an innovation program and 10 mind sets that have to change.
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Ask the Family Business Expert
Ask The Family Business Expert - Here's your chance to ask our family business expert about issues and concerns you may have about your family business.
family business analytics
Family business analytics can be the key to growing your family business in size and profitability
Chaos Busters for Business Owners
Chaos Busters For Business Owners - A Management tool to make your business more effective
Chaos Busters
Chaos Busters - The Management Guide will make your work easier and more effective. Ideal for improving your organization's performance, creating a mission statement or doing SWOT and GAP analysis
Family Business Help Desk
The Family Business Help Desk is a resource family business owners can use to get expert advice on family and business issues that are hurting their family's business
Planning for Retirement
When a family business owner is planning to retire, a profound and basic decision must be made: whether or not to pass the business on to the next generation
small business ideas
A few tips and small business ideas that can help make your business more successful.
Family Business Facilitator
Using an experienced family business facilitator makes family business meetings and retreats more effective.
Family Business Consulting
Family Business Consulting resources provided by Atlanta-based Family Business Institute offer tips and success strategies for family businesses
Don Schwerzler Interview
Don Schwerzler founded the Family Business Institute in the early 80’s. Headquartered in Atlanta, it became the very first multi-disciplined, full service resource for family-owned businesses.
What Your Business Plan Should Include
Our experience has taught us about some things to include, or not include, or how to deal with a particular topic.
Marketing and Advertising Law
Marketingand Advertising Law - six key questions for family business owners to ask
Family Succession Plan First
The family succession plan must be done and agreed upon before a succession plan can be successfully developed and implemented for the family business.
Worcester Wreath Company: Another Family Business Profile
Worcester Wreath Company shows us the value of seeing opportunity in crisis and the advantage of acting on a good idea when it comes along.
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Southern Business Research
Southern Business Research strategies enable businesses to improve growth and profits
Family Business Institute
The original Family Business Institute is Atlanta based and founded by Don Schwerzler - provides tips and success strategies for family businesses
family business conflict
Family business conflict can destroy a family business and wreck family relationships
Using A Ghost Writer Makes Good Business Sense
Using a ghost writer makes good sense for small to medium-sized family businesses. Learn about several situations where a seasoned ghost writer can present the family's best interests.
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Environmental Liability: Hidden Time Bomb
Environmental liability is a hidden time bomb that can wipe out the value of a family business. Learn about the defenses and how to prevent environmental liability.
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In Praise of Nepotism: An Interview with Adam Bellow
Adam Bellow's remarkable new book - In Praise of Nepotism: A Natural History - in our opinion is a must-read for anyone in a family business. Or any business.
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Organizational Culture
In looking at the family businesses' organizational culture, we are assessing behaviors that are important to creating a strong effective staff and competent leadership.
Succession Planning Survey
Use this succession planning survey along with Don Schwerzler's no-cost assessment to help you beat the dismal 30% odds that your family business will transition to the next generation.
Family Foundations: Creating The Family Legacy For Future Generations
Family foundations are a great tool to harness the energy and creativity of retiring family business owners. But they can be costly and involve a lot of red tape.
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Website Conversion Strategies Simplified
Website conversion strategies usually focus on selling. That's why they don't work. Learn how to make them effective.
Family Business Strategic Planning
family business strategic planning can be key for family businesses to successfully transitioning the family business to the next generation
reshoring manufacturing
Reshoring manufacturing can be a huge opportunity for many family-owned businesses, especially those involved in manufacturing operations
Concealed Carrie - a family business profile
Concealed Carrie is a great example of innovatative entrepreneurship in a family business.
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