Don’t stop learning when you get in the family business.
Theodore Roosevelt was known as a voracious reader. He read what is estimated as tens of thousands of books in his lifetime. Bill Gates has an entire website dedicated to the books he reads every year. Warren Buffet says he spends 80% of his day reading. These...
read moreHow my personal “Board of Directors” has helped me in our family business.
Family business can be hard. Heck, business is hard enough, but when family is involved, it can be even more difficult. There are plenty of times where my dad and I have not seen eye to eye on a decision, and it's trickled into our relationship outside of work....
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The statistics behind a family business successfully transitioning are daunting and downright scary. As a millennial entering the family business, here are a few numbers for you to think about: A family business has a 30% chance of surviving from the first generation...
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So you've decided to enter the family business. Congrats! Now it's time to put in the work. And there's a lot of it to be done. Here are a few tips: First: Forget the corner office You don't, or shouldn't, get to show up and have a corner office. If that option...
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I believe millennials in our family businesses are massively under served. Do a quick google search for family business blogs. There are plenty of them, but they're hosted by consultants, lawyers, and CPA's. Those groups are trying to do one thing, sell you their...
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