Family, Practitioner Perspectives
The Heart of a Community: A Small Business
I’ve got a special place near my heart for Dan & Whit’s general store in Norwich, Vermont.
Ownership, Practitioner Perspectives
The Owner’s Journey
Entrepreneurship in the United States continues to be a major path to wealth creation for individuals and their families.
Governance, Leadership, Practitioner Perspectives, Research Findings
Life After an Exit: How Entrepreneurs Transition to the Next Stage
Entrepreneurs are different from other people. Their talent lies in imagining a new solution or a fresh approach that gives the world something it may not have even realized it needed. Building a successful enterprise from start-up to sustained profitability demands total immersion.
Finance, Practitioner Perspectives
Women’s Entrepreneurial Journeys
During the last 50 years, the number and scope of women-owned businesses have risen at a virtually unprecedented rate
Family, Practitioner Perspectives
Growing up Green: 7 Keys to Nurturing Worthy Successors in Families of Wealth
‘I’m not sure they’re ready yet.’ Over the last few years, we have become accustomed to hearing this complaint, or others like it, from family business leaders, anxious about who from the next generation will follow in their footsteps as stewards.
Consulting, Ownership, Practitioner Perspectives
Do Most Family Businesses Really Fail by the Third Generation?
Most articles or speeches about family businesses start with some version of the “three-generation rule,” which suggests that most don’t survive beyond three generations.
Leadership, Ownership, Practitioner Perspectives, Research Findings
Sustainable Growth Drivers for Family Enterprises
In collaboration with the Columbia Global Center Nairobi, Kenya, Patricia M. Angus, Adjunct Professor and Managing Director, Global Family Enterprise Program, joined a panel of experts to explore how family businesses in Africa are evolving as sustainable growth drivers.
Family, Management, Ownership, Practitioner Perspectives, Strategy
How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise
The HBR Family Business Handbook brings sophisticated guidance and practical advice from family business experts Josh Baron, adjunct professor, Columbia Business School, and Rob Lachenauer.
Consulting, Family Office, Practitioner Perspectives
ESG Investing for Family Offices
ESG investing is here to stay.
Practitioner Perspectives, Research Findings
Learning from Each Other
The New Ideas in Family Firms Conference brings together the world’s leading academic researchers and consulting practitioners to discuss what they can learn from each other and how to move theory and practice forward.