Tag: ownership

What If a Hedge Fund Invests in my Family Business?

At many publicly traded firms, the presence of activist investors forces them to innovate. This didn't hold true at the family businesses we studied. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was produced in Read more

Should Family Businesses Have Employee Ownership Plans?

Like almost all family businesses, Commercial Casework in Hayward, California had to plan for when family owners would want to sell. The company, with about 100 employees, is one of the San Francisco Read more

EEA Consulting Engineers is an employee-owned firm in Austin, Texas. Like all engineering companies— and many other businesses—its success depends entirely on its people. So you’d expect the Read more

Four Things that the Best Family Business Boards Do Well

First of a two-part series Can you quantify your board’s contribution to the performance of your family business? Even if you can’t put a number on it, you should have a keen sense of how much Read more