Family Business Book

Preface. About The Author. Part I. THE FAMILY BUSINESS: WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE? 1. The Nature, Importance, and Uniqueness of Family Business. 2. Great Families in Business: Building Trust and Commitment. 3. Ownership of An Enterprise Built To Last. Case 1. The Binghams and the Louisville Courier-Journal Companies. Case 2. SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS Power Play at the Inn. Case 3. The Ferre Media Group. Case 4. SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS "She'll Always Be My Little Sister". Case 5. The Vega Food Company. Part II. LEADERSHIP IMPERATIVES FOR THE FAMILY AND BUSINESS: SUCCESSION AND CONTINUITY. 4. Succession: Continuing Entrepreneurship and The Next Generation. 5. Succession and The Transfer of Power. Case 6. Sigma Motion, Inc.. Case 7. SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS The Ambivalent CEO of The Construction Company. Case 8. SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS Borrowing to Grow at Andrews Company. Case 9. SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS Adams Funeral Home. Case 10. Fasteners for Retail (Part A). Case 11. Ferre Media Group (Part B). Case 12. The Cousins Tournament. Part III. BEST PRACTICES FOR THE MANAGEMENTAND GOVERNANCE OF THE FAMILY BUSINESS. 6. Creating the Strategy. 7. Planning the Estate. 8. Financial Considerations and Valuation of The Family Business. 9. Key Nonfamily Management: The Visible Commitment to Managing The Family Business Professionally. 10. Family Business Governance: Advisory Boards and Boards of Directors. 11. Family Communication: Family Meetings, Family Councils, and Family Offices. 12. Change, Adaptation and Innovation: The Future of Family Business. 13. Continuing The Spirit of Enterprise: Lessons From Centennial Family Companies. Case 13. PrivateCo Business Valuation Report. Case 14. Reliance Industries (Part A). Case 15. SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS The Son-In-Law. Case 16. SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS The New MBA. Case 17. SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS Real Estate Development Partners, Inc.. Case 18. SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS Glassking Distributor Company. Case 19. New Way Distributing. Case 20. The Reliance Group (Part B). Index.