Good Governance Is Good Business, Especially for Family-Owned Enterprises
Rachel Keyes2021-03-29T15:21:56-04:00Family businesses are the heartbeat of the US economy. Their contribution to the nation’s GDP, job creation and employment are unmatched. Indeed, 35% of the Fortune 500 companies are family businesses, but those companies have beat the odds. According to the Family Firms Institute, 70% of family business will not survive to the second generation and 90% will not make it to the third. Many of those family businesses have proven successful and are sold, merged with another company, or undertake an IPO. Some, however, just fail. The reasons family businesses are sold vary from lack of interest by subsequent [...]