In a previous article, I provided an overview of the “failure to launch” syndrome, including its causes and potential implications for … More
Category: Practitioner Perspectives
Failure To Launch: How Dependent Adult Children Impact The Family Business
Family business owners and their advisors spend a lot of time and money seeking to optimize business performance and family … More
The Heart of a Community: A Small Business
What the rescue of Dan & Whit’s General Store can teach us. I’ve got a special place near my heart … More
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 … More
Women’s Entrepreneurial Journeys
During the last 50 years, the number and scope of women-owned businesses have risen at a virtually unprecedented rate. This … More
The Owner’s Journey
Entrepreneurship in the United States continues to be a major path to wealth creation for individuals and their families. Few … More
Growing up Green: 7 Keys to Nurturing Worthy Successors in Families of Wealth
This article was first published in Tharawat Magazine on Aug. 5th, 2021 ‘I’m not sure they’re ready yet.’ Over the last few years, … More
Business and social impact lessons from the LEGO Foundation and Right to Play
On this episode of the Columbia Business School Center on Global Brand Leadership podcast BRITE Ideas, J.P. Kuehlwein (Adjunct faculty member; … More
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 … More
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 … More