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Arabella is a beloved only child until her brother arrives. One day, she erases him with her magic pencil. Can she get him back? A fun-filled book about sibling rivalry.

The family business becomes much more complex as it goes from the founder to next generations. As more family members work together several challenges become apparent and can threaten the business if not addressed. This book shows the family members how to confront the problems and how to create solutions.

The book addresses the challenges family businesses face when hiring non-family managers and emphasizes the importance of fostering an environment conducive to their success. It delves into effective strategies for hiring, managing, and retaining skilled outside executives, highlighting how these practices can benefit both the business and the family dynamics.

Strategic thinking is essential for the success of family businesses, encompassing growth maintenance, business direction shaping, and leadership preparation. This guide offers insights into effectively managing a diverse family base while ensuring the longevity and health of the business. It emphasizes the importance of proactive planning to navigate challenges and foster sustainable development.

Emphasizing the necessity of adaptability, this book explores how family businesses can thrive in a dynamic environment. The authors highlight the significance of embracing change and offer practical tools to integrate it into the company's culture. By fostering a tradition of adaptability, family enterprises can ensure their longevity and success in an ever-evolving market.

This book establishes the principles and patterns necessary to laying the foundation for capital and liquidity planning. Through an in-depth examination of financial situations, it leads family businesses to making wise, well-timed choices about the future of the business and the family.

Helps to prepare for passing the family business on to the next generation. Leaders will learn how to create a succession plan; how to develop opportunities for succession candidates; how to build consensus with the family and leaders on succession plans and finally leaders will learn when and how to let go of their own role in the business.

Here Aronoff and Ward show siblings and cousins how to work together on key issues that are critical to the future success of the business including how to attract the most capable family members into leadership roles, how to develop agreement among many owners and how to create a cousin collaboration.

Strategies for family firms, unlike those of other businesses, can and should incorporate family factors. Responsible and disciplined strategic integration of family and business goals, strengths and values produces powerful results.

Ownership in a family business can be a rewarding and important role. It means stewardship, protection and nurturing the family business. As a guide for shareholders, this book will develop understanding and insight into the role of becoming more valuable as an owner, not just financially, but intellectually and emotionally as well.