Family Business Ventures with Multinational Corporations
Any family business leader will confirm that ventures and alliances with multinationals are a complex matter. In addition and all likelihood, each and every...
Understanding Family Business Innovation
Innovation is recommended by many but only truly executed by few. In order to understand how family businesses can become successful innovators, it is...
From Family Enterprise to Enterprising Family
When a family-enterprise seeks to diversify its risk and grow its activities, many different paths may lead to a successful outcome. Typically, mergers and...
Directors: Piloting The Force of A Family Business
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Mustafa Hussain, a solicitor with Taylor Wessing's wealth group, UK, and author of "The Family Business Passport", discusses...
Independent Directors – Key to Boardroom Innovation
Independent directors play an important role in helping family business boards transform into high performance boards. Indeed, one of the key benefits independent directors...
SME Branding
Q&A with Helen and Matthew Ranson
Having a proper brand image in place is a strategic priorities for any company no matter its size or...
Financing Growth in Family Businesses
As we move past the financial crisis, the global economy has become thirsty for growth. While the BRIC countries escaped relatively unscathed and have...
Implications of Global Economic Power Shifting to Developing Countries
A notable shift in global economic power has taken place over the last decade, seen by many as a transition from West to East,...
Learning to Compete in the New Global Marketplace
The dynamism of the global economy has created bountiful opportunities for Middle Eastern (ME) family firms. Eager to enter new growth fields, learn new...
4 Family Businesses That Have Successfully Internationalized Their Companies
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Lebanon - M1 Group, Mikati Family
The M1 Group was co-founded by Taha A. Mikati and his brother Najib A....