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Recent Family Business Articles
How to Hire Family Members
Doing business with family members is a time-honored tradition. Merit-based employment offers long-lasting rewards while entitlement presents greater risks. Read more
The Hills Are Alive With Social Chatter
When luxury travel took a hit in the midst of the recession, Vermont's Trapp Family Lodge rethought their digital and social marketing strategy, capitalized ... Read more
Columbia Sportswear's 'Tough Mother' Outsmarts Attacker
Gert Boyle, the company's 86-year-old chairwoman, was held briefly at gunpoint, but kept her wits about her. Read more
My Husband's Next Business
The four words an entrepreneur’s spouse dreads hearing: “I have an idea.” Read more
Building a Family-focused Brand
gDiapers doesn't stop thinking about kids once they're toilet trained. The company's daycare and flex-friendly policies place family time at the brand's center. Read more
To Love, Honor, and Report To
Working in your spouse's company may be the toughest job you will ever have. Read more
How to Teach Your Kids to Take Over the Family Business
If you'd like to be a multi-generation business, start early and set a clear succession plan. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Elf on the Shelf
How a holiday tradition turned into a multi-million dollar toy and book business. Read more
Tarlton: Tracy Hart
Run by a brother and sister whose grandfather started the business 65 years ago, Tarlton has a family mentality that extends to the entire company. Read more
Lessons From a Pawn Star
Rick Harrison of The History Channel show Pawn Stars , doles out advice on keeping the customer satisfied and keeping the peace in a family-run busin... Read more
The Booksource: Sandy Jaffe
Employees describe this 36-year old family-run business as exactly that—a family. Read more
A Way to Revive Waterlogged Gadgets
The story behind the invention of the Bheestie bag starts, predictably enough, at the bottom of a pond. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Alex and Ani
How a jewelry entrepreneur's clever idea and sustainable focus allowed her to turn the family business into a line of popular fashion accessories. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Nerds On Call
How a small computer repair company stole market share from Best Buy and embarked on a national expansion. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Lexicon Consulting
How one California company prepares members of the armed forces for the linguistic and cultural hurdles of overseas combat. Read more
How I Did It: Jerry Murrell, Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Along with his sons, Jerry Murrell of Five Guys Burgers and Fries built a 570-store chain that enjoys a cult following. Read more
Searching for the Great American Craftsman
Photographer Tadd Myers spent a year training his lens on entrepreneurs who do things the way they've always been done. View slideshow
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Turbie Twist
How two college-age sisters bought the rights to an absorbent hair towel and turned it into a QVC phenomenon. Read more
How to Run a Family Business
Whether you're a third-generation CEO or starting a company with a sibling or spouse, running a family business presents particular challenges and rewards. H... Read more
Minding the Kids
For better or worse, your children are deeply involved in your business. Stop feeling guilty about it, and start inviting your kids into your work life. Read more
Bed and Boardroom
There's nothing like a home-based business for increasing family stress. Read more
How to Choose a Successor
Are you dragging your feet when it comes to creating a succession plan? You shouldn't. Here's how to get started choosing (and training) your replacement. Read more
10 Tips for a Happy Marriage
Business owners who want to keep their spouses happy would do well to live by these simple rules. Read more
An Ex-Con Rejoins His Family Business
After a 20-year criminal career that would see him convicted for six felonies, Dave Dahl was invited by his brother Glenn to rejoin the organic bread busines... View slideshow
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Thanksgiving dinner or meeting of the board? When your family members are investors in your business, the lines get blurry. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Technical Consumer Products
Ellis Yan was creating those more efficient spiral light bulbs way before 'green' was a buzzword. Read more
Fresh From Prison, a Brother Rejoins the Family Bread Business
Glenn Dahl was taking an absurd risk in letting his younger brother Dave—recovering addict, six-time felon—back into his life and business Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Johnny Cupcakes
How a 26-year-old college drop-out created a multi-million dollar t-shirt business with no business plan, no advertising, and no investors. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Sew What? Inc.
This family business has a rocking good time sewing stage draperies for the biggest names in the entertainment industry. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Plus1 Marketing
How two brothers grew an online marketing firm from the successful strategies of their previous businesses. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Mary's Gone Crackers
Entrepreneur Mary Waldner’s gluten allergy led her to start a cracker company. Read more
Relative Success
Why family businesses may weather the recession better than other small businesses. Read more
The Education of an Educated CEO
When Jeff Koeze took over his father's company, he knew almost nothing about it or any other business. But he knew how to learn, and 12 years later, he runs ... Read more
The Success Gene
Why some family businesses thrive year after year after year. Read more
