by NextStep | Aug 9, 2017 | Articles
As the new year approaches, I was asked to predict what I saw ahead for the year. I stated: “I predict this will be the year that Canadians begin to recognize that family business is the economic engine of our economy.” Allow me to explain why I believe this. Firstly,...
by NextStep | Aug 9, 2017 | Articles
Arguably, when it comes to family business, no topic is more important than succession planning. It is vitally important for future of both the family and the business. Yet, quite frequently, the succession planning effort begins at the wrong place. Stephen Covey...
by NextStep | Aug 9, 2017 | Articles
EQUAL TREATMENT: My dad wanted to treat all four or us kids equally. In fact, this desire, was so strong, that when he acquired 440 feet of island waterfront property, he wanted us to all have 110 foot lots side by side. (He probably would have dressed us in matching...
by NextStep | May 21, 2017 | In The News
THE CHALLENGE Jay Bornstein is the second-generation owner of his family’s fish processing plant, Bornstein Seafoods, in Bellingham, Wash. At age 62, he began to think seriously about his plan to retire at 65, and he quickly realized he needed to choose a successor,...
by NextStep | Mar 17, 2016 | Articles
By Ed Hird Last week I wrote aboutLegatus and the several other ministries working with business people around Metro Vancouver. So it seemed very timely when I learned that Ed Hird had just written a column about David Bentall and his work with people who run family...
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