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Family Legacies' Associates are leaders in their respective fields including; Financial Planning, Wealth & Risk Management, Auditing & Business Turnarounds, Corporate & Commercial Law as well as Professional Coaching & Facilitation, combined with Family Business Consulting expertise, to provide our clients with a professional and integrated multi-disciplinary service.

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& Risk Management

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& Business Turnarounds

Corporate & Commercial Law

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The purpose of the blog is to enhance family businessmen and women how to keep their dream alive and realize it through good planning.

THE INSIGHTS WILL HELP FAMILY BUSINESS OWNERS:

Maintain growing, healthy and profitable companies,
Shape future business directions,
Prepare new family leadership,
Ensure the support of family members who do not work for the company but who significantly influence its fate, and
Guide future generations via thoughtful philosophies.

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INABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS ON FAMILY BUSINESS VIEWED AS A FAILURE

INABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS ON FAMILY BUSINESS VIEWED AS A FAILURE

INABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS ON FAMILY BUSINESS VIEWED AS A FAILURE

Family business owners historically viewed the inability to successfully pass ownership from generation to generation as a failure of sorts.

Trevor Dickinson

May 18, 20213 min read

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THE FIVE INSIGHTS OF LONG-LASTING SUCCESSFUL FAMILIES IN BUSINESS

THE FIVE INSIGHTS OF LONG-LASTING SUCCESSFUL FAMILIES IN BUSINESS

THE FIVE INSIGHTS OF LONG-LASTING SUCCESSFUL FAMILIES IN BUSINESS

The most critical issues facing business-owning families are family-based issues more than they are business-based issues.

Trevor Dickinson

Jan 18, 20213 min read

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HOW TO IMPROVE FATHER-SON RELATIONSHIPS

HOW TO IMPROVE FATHER-SON RELATIONSHIPS

HOW TO IMPROVE FATHER-SON RELATIONSHIPS

The conflict between fathers and sons relates to traditional male roles.

Trevor Dickinson

Oct 4, 20228 min read

FACING REALITY CAN PREVENT A NIGHTMARE SCENARIO

FACING REALITY CAN PREVENT A NIGHTMARE SCENARIO

FACING REALITY CAN PREVENT A NIGHTMARE SCENARIO

Neglect succession planning for your family farm, and you could leave your loved ones with a financial and emotional disaster.

Trevor Dickinson

Oct 4, 20225 min read

DIVERSIFY YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS TO INSULATE IT FROM RISKS

DIVERSIFY YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS TO INSULATE IT FROM RISKS

DIVERSIFY YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS TO INSULATE IT FROM RISKS

Your family business leadership must have a clear, compelling, and objective framework to ensure that good long-term decisions are made

Trevor Dickinson

Oct 4, 20227 min read

THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF A FAMILY AGRIBUSINESS TRANSITION

THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF A FAMILY AGRIBUSINESS TRANSITION

THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF A FAMILY AGRIBUSINESS TRANSITION

Transition Planning and handing a family agribusiness over to the next generation involves financial as well as personal decisions.

Trevor Dickinson

Jun 15, 20224 min read

EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESSION PREPAREDNESS

EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESSION PREPAREDNESS

EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESSION PREPAREDNESS

Readiness is imperative, and the key to readiness is education. Education is important because it adds perspective and validation.

Trevor Dickinson

May 30, 20224 min read

BREAK DOWN THE WALL OF SILENCE

BREAK DOWN THE WALL OF SILENCE

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

LEGACY: THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY UNITY

LEGACY: THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY UNITY

LEGACY: THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY UNITY

How do you build family unity and cohesion when both the family and the business wrestle with a fast-paced and changing environment?

Trevor Dickinson

May 23, 20226 min read

WHY FAMILY BUSINESSES OUTPERFORM OTHERS

WHY FAMILY BUSINESSES OUTPERFORM OTHERS

WHY FAMILY BUSINESSES OUTPERFORM OTHERS

Numerous studies in the last few years indicate that family enterprises are, overall, more successful than their non-family counterparts.

Trevor Dickinson

Mar 29, 20224 min read

CONFLICTS THAT PLAGUE FAMILY BUSINESSES

CONFLICTS THAT PLAGUE FAMILY BUSINESSES

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

LEAVING A FAMILY LEGACY

LEAVING A FAMILY LEGACY

LEAVING A FAMILY LEGACY

Legacy is a fundamental part of life – it gives life meaning. Legacy is much bigger than an estate plan that passes down tangible assets.

Trevor Dickinson

Mar 15, 20225 min read

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