Family Business

America's Oldest Family Businesses
Less than 30% of family businesses survive to the second generation, and only 10% make it to the third. What can we learn from these family businesses that have lasted over 100 years -- one as many as 14 generations?

America's Oldest Family Businesses
Less than 30% of family businesses survive to the second generation, and only 10% make it to the third. What can we learn from these family businesses that have lasted over 100 years -- one as many as 14 generations?

When Children Grow Up to Run the Business
Four CEO's of family businesses who were children of the founders share their memories of childhood and their later succession into the business.

The World's Oldest Family Companies
Once we go out to the world, we find companies that have lasted ten centuries or more, the longest being forty generations! The list also provides convincing evidence that smaller firms usually outlast larger ones.

The World's Oldest Family Companies
Once we go out to the world, we find companies that have lasted ten centuries or more, the longest being forty generations! The list also provides convincing evidence that smaller firms usually outlast larger ones.

In Love and In Business Together
Going into business with someone else is always a challenge, but it becomes even more complex, yet potentially even more rewarding, when that someone else is your spouse or significant other.

Couples Build on Strengths
Do husband-wife companies have built-in durability? Or does the partnership strain both business and marriage?

Couples Build on Strengths
Do husband-wife companies have built-in durability? Or does the partnership strain both business and marriage?

In Love and In Business Together
Going into business with someone else is always a challenge, but it becomes even more complex, yet potentially even more rewarding, when that someone else is your spouse or significant other.

When Children Grow Up to Run the Business
Four CEO's of family businesses who were children of the founders share their memories of childhood and their later succession into the business.