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Thought Leaders

This Entrepreneur Shares Why an Ability to Change Course Is What Will Set You Up for Success

FabFitFun co-founder and co-CEO Michael Broukhim says you shouldn't be afraid to try something new.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

How This Woman Perked Up Her Family’s Coffee Business and Jolted Sales by 300 Percent

By Jonathan Small

Business Funding

Why Family-Business Entrepreneurs Should Embrace Private Equity Funding

By Jeff Johnson

Thought Leaders

5 Benefits of Teaching Young Children About Entrepreneurship

By Samuel Edwards

Business Accounting

The 3 Ts of a Successful Family Business Transfer

Find out how training, transaction and transition can all help smooth the process so each side is pleased with the results.

By Mark J. Kohler

Thought Leaders

A Stroke Nearly Killed Me. It Was the Best Thing to Happen to My Business.

Figuring out how the business could run without you is a good way to figure out how to run it better.

By Joshua Allen

Buying a Franchise

Father and Son Team Take On Greasy Fast Food With Simple, Healthy Meals

Less is more at Flame Broiler, a fast-casual restaurant that keeps its customers healthy and its franchisees happy.

By Lydia Belanger

Online Presence

Mom Is the Secret to Success for These Kidpreneurs (and Dad Helps)

An entrepreneurial Miami family is building a thriving business based on one son's fixation on socks and their other son's tireless sales work.

By Peter Page

Business Accounting

5 Reasons Entrepreneurs Should Hire Their Children

Tax breaks help you afford to be the family hero.

By Tom Wheelwright

Building a Business

I Recently Hired My Husband to Join My Business. Here’s How We Made It Work.

Be sure to consider these six things when contemplating hiring a spouse.

By Amber Lilyestrom

Thought Leaders

6 Challenges for Family Businesses (and How to Overcome Them)

Consider these six tips before you start a business with a family member.

By Adam Toren

Human Resources

The Secret to Building a Business with Your Significant Other

This couple has figured out how to run a successful business together.

By Kimanzi Constable

Building a Business

25 Reasons Why Hiring Your Relatives Is an Even Worse Idea Than You Suspected

Put family on your payroll and you'll never have to worry about leaving your comfort zone again.

By John Rampton

Business Ideas

My 10-Year-Old Came Up With My Business Idea — Here’s Why It Worked

How to decide if your 'crazy' idea can be turned into a viable business

By Karen Carson

Building a Business

Family Succession Planning: How to Do It Right

Here are 5 tips to make the handoff to the next generation a strong one.

By Teresa Ciulla

Thought Leaders

Sorry Bro, You’re Out: How to Fire a Family Member Without Destroying the Family — and the Business

While you should never have to fire a family member, here are five steps to make it go as smoothly as possible.

By Kathy Kolbe and Amy Bruske

Thought Leaders

Looking Back: 7 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self

Listen to your gut.

By Daniel Neiditch

Business News

25 of the Oldest Active Companies in the United States

Check out the companies that give serious meaning to the words "staying power."

By Matthew McCreary

Thought Leaders

4 Not-So-Obvious Things to Consider Before Starting a Business With Your Spouse

Both business partnerships and marriages fail at alarming rates. There's no telling how combining the two will change the odds of either succeeding.

By Tor Constantino

Thought Leaders

The Truth About Succeeding in Business With Your Husband

Maybe especially in the family business, you want to have your own role and your own path.

By Christina Baldassarre

Building a Business

It’s National Siblings Day! Brother-Entrepreneurs Tell How They Make It Work.

When your brother is your business partner, what do you do? Six tips for success.

By Kitter and Gordie Spater

Online Presence

Meet Your Future Boss: The Elementary Schoolers Taking Over YouTube

The latest YouTube superstars are young kids and their families.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

How These Entrepreneurs Run Their Businesses — While Watching Their Kids Full-Time

This is how the newest crop of entrepreneurs balances full-time parenting with running a business.

By Kate Rockwood

Buying a Franchise

These Millennials Are Running Franchises With Their Parents. Here’s What They’ve Learned.

Faced with diminished job prospects, millennials are increasingly partnering with their parents in the franchising world.

By Jason Daley

Thought Leaders

Your Company’s Worth Is Far Greater Than Its Revenue Growth Metrics

A business that ignores the numbers is in trouble. A business that ignores its people is doomed.

By William Bauer

Thought Leaders

From Washing Cars to Running a Multi-Million Dollar Empire

The first female to own a Ford dealership taught her children the secrets to sustaining success.

By Rob Elder

Thought Leaders

Meet These 4 Entrepreneur-Sibling Dream Teams

Siblings combine individual skill sets and lifelong partnerships to yield business success.

By Adam Toren

Entrepreneurs

Burnout in the Family Business and How Throttling Back Improved Everything

If overwork is driving your life off the rails, why are you so certain it's helping your business?

By William Bauer

Building a Business

Father and Son Business Owners Share Their Secrets to Success

In time for Father's Day, successful father and son business owners share how they balance their personal and professional relationships.

By Lisa Evans

Thought Leaders

Fourth-Generation Mondavis Are Happily Making Wine Together

The internal family feud is long gone, and the fourth generation is collaborating under their new label, Fourth Leaf Wines.

By Tracy Byrnes