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Why Does EOS/Traction Work So Well for Family Businesses?

Imagine this not so uncommon family business situation. In a f ourth-generation family business, the transition between the previous generations always went from the father to son in the business: Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Sara Stern

Navigating the She-cession: Advice for Women Entrepreneurs

While it appears that Covid-19 is waning in many parts of the world, its effects -- economic as well as physical -- still linger for many. Among the hardest hit: working women, including those who Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Jessica Larson

Four Things that the Best Family Business Boards Do Well

First of a two-part series Can you quantify your board’s contribution to the performance of your family business? Even if you can’t put a number on it, you should have a keen sense of how much Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan , Joseph Astrachan and Hermut Kormann

Learn From Leaders: Famous Founders' Best Advice for New Ventures

Over the past several years EIX editors have interviewed the founders and CEOs of groundbreaking companies, and we've published videos of those conversations on our site. Recently we re-edited those Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Daniel Forbes and Jon Eckhardt

Team Exercise: How Parenting Styles Affect The Next Generation

Because the family and business are inextricably intertwined in family businesses, parenting plays a critical role in shaping the next generation and their contribution to the family business. Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Isabel C Botero

Learn from Leaders #5: Growing the Business

This is the final video in our exclusive series called "Learn from Leaders," featuring advice for early-stage entrepreneurs and innovators from founders and CEOs of groundbreaking companies. Each of Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Daniel Forbes and Jon Eckhardt

Listen to the Experts: How Family Firms are Surviving the Pandemic

It has been almost a year since the Covid pandemic rocked the world. While we have seen some family businesses forced to close their doors forever, others have successfully pivoted their business, Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Learn from Leaders #4: Building a Team

This is the fourth video in our exclusive series called "Learn from Leaders," featuring advice for early-stage entrepreneurs and innovators from founders and CEOs of groundbreaking companies. Each of Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Daniel Forbes and Jon Eckhardt

Learn from Leaders #2: Getting the Financing Your Venture Needs to Survive

This is the second video in our exclusive series called "Learn from Leaders," featuring advice for early-stage entrepreneurs and innovators from founders and CEOs of groundbreaking companies. Each of Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Jon Eckhardt and Daniel Forbes

This badge is awarded for articles reaching 250000 views. Learn From Leaders: Developing an Idea

Over the past several years EIX editors have interviewed famous and noteworthy founders and CEOs of groundbreaking companies, and published the videos of those discussions on our site. We re-edited Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Jon Eckhardt and Daniel Forbes