Business
Another family business survey. Does anyone read them?
It's the personalities that run the businesses that most people want to read about
Bankruptcy, the Mittelstand and the future of family businesses
Are these the beginnings of the winds of change for the backbone of Europe's family business sector?…
No wonder there are so many family business advisers
The numbers of business successions currently going through in Germany is scarily high
Families drive M&A surge – here’s ten of them
Families, or entrepreneurs, are responsible for at least 50% of merger & acquisition activity in the…
Profile: Courage – transferring family business knowledge
Knowledge about the German family business model is in big demand - one consultancy is helping to service…
Political dynasties abound – should that give hope to business families? No
North Korea is the ultimate political dynasty, but try being a family business there...
Ferdinand Piëch, his nephew, a family office and cars that emit water
A disruptive technology backed by the next generation of the family behind VW might be about to become…
This little story is big for German family businesses
The fate of a maker of christmas nutcrackers could be a harbinger to much bigger difficulties for German…
The VW scandal isn’t good for German family businesses, many face takeover
Chinese businesses are waiting in the background to buy their technology
London is about to be the world centre for family business advisers
The work of the Family Firm Institute has reaped its rewards, with its certificates now considered a…
Interview: Chairwoman – Nathalie Felber of Dietiker and taking over from a famous father
It's not always easy taking over from a dominant first generation leader
Submission, distributism, and B Corps
Family businesses are at the heart of a little known economic theory - not that many of them know about…