The family business

BusinessWeek have produced another of their informative slide shows, this time on the family business.  It gives a brief insight into 6 American family businesses.

One quote caught my eye from the Fernandez-Montes family:

“When my parents came to the U.S., they thought if they worked hard for a big company, they would be treated well, have a pension, and live the American Dream,”

“But my cousins and I see ourselves being safer and more secure when we’re the captains at the helm.”

It is not a given that running a family business will be safer. However, the captain at the helm does indeed set his own course. For a family business the ship may be quite small compared to some, but it is likely to be more agile.  If you are captain at the helm then there is the possibility to explore new waters which can be enormously satisfying and enriching.

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