M&A
May 1, 2012 | by tomdeans_admin | Business Succession, The Role of Advisors
When the sale of a family business is all about a founder becoming wealthy and their children losing their jobs, you can see why so few ever put themselves in play and sell. The CEO – the Chief Emotional Officer (Mom, and increasingly Dad) – just can’t stand to see the family pull itself apart. […]
Tags: Associations, Best-selling author, Business Broker, Business Owners, Convention Speaker, Dynastic Family, entrepreneurs, estate planning, exit planning, Family business, Inheritance, M&A, professional speaker, Retirement, succession planning, Transition, wills
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March 23, 2011 | by Tom | Business Succession
When the world’s largest speakers’ bureau sent me an email announcing that it had given me its Speaker of the Year Award, I was awash with emotion. My ego swelling with self-congratulation, I proceeded to moonwalk across my office – not pretty.
Tags: business life cycle, Every Family's Business, family business awards, family business consultants, Family Business Magazine, family business speaker, family business succession planning, Family Firm Institute, investment banks, Legacy, M&A, wealth preservation
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