Growing a small business is no small task. A recent Vistage publication concluded that 19% of Vistage member companies have less than $10 million in sales (the threshold used by the U.S. government to define “mid-market”). And...
I have had the good fortune to work with dozens of closely held enterprises, many of them multi-generational family businesses. Such organizations face myriad complex problems, and succession planning takes a back seat to the issues of the day. Oft...
Taking over the family business isn’t easy. Just ask Laura Richardson. When she took the reins from her mother and became CEO a couple of years ago, there was no way she could have foreseen the roller coaster ride she...
Wenger Mixing Company was once known as a small town mixing plant in Sabetha, Kansas, in 1935. Today it has grown to become an international enterprise with a presence in Taiwan, Belgium, Brazil and China. Some might wonder what ...
Tad Waldbauer serves as a First Vice President of Investments at UBS Financial Services Inc discusses the key steps in business succession.
An excerpt from an interview with Anthony DiLeonardi, co-author of "The $14 Trillion Woman," and Managing Partner of Third Quarter Advisers, LLC. (www.3qadvisers.com and www.linkedin.com/pub/tony-dileonardi/44/195/a85 )
I’m not a licensed pilot, but I sure get a kick out of aviation. Flight, especially the powered kind, just seems to drop metaphors from the sky – perfect for illustrating narratives. Consider this: there are two major type...