Small Town Business Rocks!
I’m sitting in Schomberg Ontario, a little town an hour northwest of Toronto. I found this tiny coffeehouse called The Grackle Coffee Company on Main Street. They serve soup and sandwiches and of...
View ArticleFamily business, legacy or liability? It’s up to you! Part 1 of 3
Owning and operating a family business is an extremely complex endeavor. Not a job for weak characters and tentative actions. In my opinion, the fish rots (or not) from the head down and the founder of...
View ArticleFamily business, legacy or liability? It’s up to you! Part 2 of 3
To continue the discussion about how to create a solid family business foundation, let’s talk about structure. Many times as a family business grows the corporate structure and governance of the...
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Family business, legacy or liability? It’s up to you! Part 3 of 3
One of the most difficult balancing acts when developing a family business is doing so without collapsing the family into the business. By this I mean, running the company as if it weren’t owned by a...
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