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Succession in a Family Business
5 October 2022
The Chinese proverb that ‘wealth will not pass beyond three generations’ is likely to send a shiver down the spine of those who run a family business. Whether your business …
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Family-Business Owners, Beware: The Oldest Perhaps Should Not Be First
12 November 2020
The following article appeared in the Wall Street Journal on 2 November 2020, and quotes our Co-Director, Sue Howorth. Katie Deighton, reports, “ Companies that pick later-born children as CEOs …
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How family businesses can manage redundancies and payments to employees legally through coronavirus
26 August 2020
Many family businesses are facing tough decisions as they feel the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Consequently, a large proportion have considered making staff redundancies, which has raised a number …
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The only certainties in life: Death and Taxes
25 February 2019
The latest thinking and sound financial advice from Family Business Network partner, Seven Investment Management… “Many of us, understandably, avoid talking about death. But our desire to avoid awkward conversations …
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