Our focus is family businesses – from the farm through to large-scale operations and everywhere in between. Even though it might sound obvious, many family-owned businesses don’t identify as being a family business. Common business categories business owners think of – and identify with – are usually private or public, followed by the sector the business operates within.
Read MoreFounder’s Syndrome? … what is it, and do you have it?
Founders ought to be congratulated. They’ve risked, sacrificed and slaved for years to drag their business not just into existence, but to profitability.
They’ve endured countless sleepless nights wondering if their business was going to make it.
This is a question that all family businesses eventually have to face … and it’s not easy to answer. Unlike regular businesses, there’s so much emotion tied up in a family business or a family farm. It’s almost literally part of the family, which adds a sentimental twist.
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