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BREAK DOWN THE WALL OF SILENCE
Communication is the key to success in maintaining a successful family agribusiness.
Trevor Dickinson
May 30, 20224 min read
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CONFLICTS THAT PLAGUE FAMILY BUSINESSES
Examining some of the more difficult underlying psychological elements in operating family businesses & suggestions for ways of coping
Trevor Dickinson
Mar 25, 202223 min read
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MEDIATION AND THE FAMILY BUSINESS
Mediation can play an important role, privately and confidentially in preventing a conflict from developing into a serious ongoing dispute.
Trevor Dickinson
Jul 28, 20215 min read
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WHY CONSIDER A PREMARITAL AGREEMENT?
Together with a restrictive shareholder agreement a premarital agreement ensures that an ex-spouse will not be a family business shareholder
Trevor Dickinson
Jul 7, 20215 min read
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WHEN THE FAMILY BUSINESS IS A SICKNESS
When serious problems arise, the family business is treated, for all practical purposes, as a patient.
Trevor Dickinson
Jun 21, 20217 min read
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SURVIVING PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS
It is never advisable to present a prenuptial agreement prior to convening a mutual discussion.
Trevor Dickinson
Jun 21, 20214 min read
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WHEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN CLASH
The road to successful succession planning is seldom as straight as the rows of trees in an orchard, but undue nastiness can be avoided.
Trevor Dickinson
Jun 11, 20213 min read
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WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE FAMILY AND THE BUSINESS?
Not all family businesses understand the importance of a Family Council, and therefore they neglect to develop one.
Trevor Dickinson
Jan 30, 20216 min read
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THE CHALLENGES FACING FAMILY BUSINESSES
The friction between loved ones and business interests is what makes family business unique.
Trevor Dickinson
Jan 26, 20213 min read
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