How Twitter is redefining the family-run business
In a context in which private equity is infiltrating family-run businesses, Twitter could be considered the latest rendition of the family-run firm....
March 19, 2025 • by Alfredo De Massis in Family business • 7 min read
Fire, floods, relocation, and a pandemic couldn’t sink Formans, the family-run smoked salmon supplier. Here’s how they stayed afloat....
Continue readingJanuary 5, 2023 • by Arturo Bris in Family business • 4 min read
In a context in which private equity is infiltrating family-run businesses, Twitter could be considered the latest rendition of the family-run firm....
December 15, 2022 • by Christina Gaw in Family business • 8 min read
Gaw Capital, a real estate investment firm, was set up by two brothers and a friend from university in 2005. Three years later, their banker sister Christina Gaw accepted an offer to...
December 14, 2022 • by Peter Vogel in Family business • 6 min read
As family offices grow in popularity and expand into riskier investments, families should take a holistic view of their whole ecosystem to build a healthy future for themselves and society, argues family...
October 7, 2022 • by Peter Vogel in Family business • 5 min read
Enterprising families need to take time to reflect on their greater purpose before setting up a family office and above all should avoid being rushed into decisions by financial institutions looking to...
September 12, 2022 • by Alfredo De Massis in Family business • 7 min read
Taking control of the family business provides new opportunities to innovate, but also to benefit from the company’s historical success and approach. However, getting the balance right can be tricky...
May 10, 2022 • by Peter Lorange in Family business • 7 min read
When deciding whether to sell your family-owned business, the choice for many families comes down to a number of factors – some of which will be uncontrollable. Peter Lorange, Emeritus Professor of...
December 1, 2021 • by Ivan Miroshnychenko, Alfredo De Massis in Family business • 4 min read
Family businesses might not spring to mind when we imagine organizations at the vanguard of digital business model innovation. But family-owned enterprises are well-equipped for this journey and offer helpful lessons for...
November 22, 2021 • by Peter Vogel, Yunfei Feng, Lise Møller in Family business • 5 min read
Many Chinese entrepreneurs who set up businesses during the economic liberalization of the late 1970s and 1980s are nearing retirement age without a willing or well-prepared family heir. It’s a timely reminder...
November 10, 2021 • by Peter Vogel in Family business • 3 min read
Many families are making the sometimes difficult decision to pivot from their core business models and transform them into purpose-driven ones. Leveraging your assets for the greater good isn’t just good business,...
October 14, 2021 • by Ivan Miroshnychenko, Alfredo De Massis, Danny Miller, Roberto Barontini in Family business • 6 min read
Analysis shows that family firms on average grew 2% more than non-family firms...
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