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By Dustin Slade on Mon Feb 04 2019
In 1979, Personal Software began selling Visicalc, the first personal computer spreadsheet. Visicalc was so compelling, people bought Apple II computers just so they could use Visicalc, making it the Read more |
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By Dr. Susan Laverick and Elizabeth Bagnall on Tue Jan 22 2019
Nearly two centuries ago, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, of the now-venerable Veuve Clicquot champagne company, found herself widowed at age 27 with a small child. With little experience and lots Read more |
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By Robert Caldwell on Wed Dec 26 2018
When a father, absent during the day, returns home at six, his children receive only his temperament, not his teaching. -- Robert Bly A client told me once that all a family member needed to come Read more |
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By Kimberly Eddleston on Mon Nov 12 2018
Interviewee:
Lisa Lazure
, Steven Mould
Entrepreneurs must believe in their products or services deeply enough to explain their worth to potential customers or clients. For most, this means learning to sell for the very first time -- an Read more |
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By Michael Klein on Tue Oct 09 2018
For some individuals, working in a family business can be an incredible gift. For others, it's a prison without any chance of parole. For those who are feeling trapped in the family business, Read more |
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By Alfredo De Massis on Thu Sep 13 2018
Family firms often face limits on the financial and human capital available to them. But in Germany, a class of small- to medium-sized businesses known as the "Mittlestand" has learned to transcend Read more |
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By Kimberly Eddleston on Mon Sep 03 2018
Interviewee:
Joseph Brito, Jr.
Joe Brito, the third-generation head of C.B. Utility Co. in Bristol, Rhode Island, started his career in the family business as a laborer. He firmly believes that anybody entering their family Read more |
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By Jon Eckhardt on Mon Aug 27 2018
James Wetherbe is the Richard Schulze Distinguished Professor at the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. Previously he served on the faculty and the University of Houston, Minnesota Read more |
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By Robert Sher on Tue Jul 31 2018
Cultures around the world acknowledge just how difficult it can be for a family-run enterprise to sustain itself over time. Many have their own version of the adage that family businesses go from Read more |
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By Jason Pattit and Katherina Pattit on Tue Jun 12 2018
According to Benjamin Franklin, life has only two certainties, death and taxes. It would appear, however, that the business world also has its own two certainties – the growth imperative and the Read more |
