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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
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ADDRESSING THE FUNDAMENTAL DILEMMA OF FAMILY BUSINESS
The dilemma of family business is what the family needs in order to be healthy often conflicts with what the business needs to thrive.
Trevor Dickinson
Sep 7, 20215 min read
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FAMILY MEETINGS – LEARNING TO PLAN PRODUCTIVELY TOGETHER
Providing a setting for the family to address disagreements helps eliminate resentment by giving everyone a voice.
Trevor Dickinson
Sep 7, 20215 min read
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WHAT IS FAMILY BUSINESS GOVERNANCE?
Strong family business governance is a common and critical characteristic among family businesses that thrive for multiple generations.
Trevor Dickinson
Jul 7, 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 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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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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FAMILY CONFLICT WHEN THE BUSINESS FACES CRISIS
Failure to address unresolved family conflicts will affect performance of the family business.
Trevor Dickinson
Apr 19, 20216 min read
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ASSURING A HEALTHY FAMILY BUSINESS
The most successful family businesses maintain a symbolic relationship between family and business, which is both challenging and vital.
Trevor Dickinson
Feb 3, 20212 min read
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