My first job at our family's security company was janitor. I was fourteen. I swept floors, tested product, and packed boxes in the warehouse for...
I Sold My Family’s Security Business. Here’s What Nobody Told Me.
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Growing the Business
Managing Your Mentor – Working with long-time employees in your family business
Next-generation family business leaders who are stepping into a leadership role within their family business is a significant milestone. But for...
Dad, can we get rid of the fax machine? Technology and your family business.
Technology is one of the biggest challenges facing family business NxtGens. They need to make decisions regarding Security and Data Privacy, Legacy...
Is Your Family Business Ready for Its Next Chapter
As a family business leader, you've built something remarkable. Through years of dedication, smart decisions, and hard work, you've created a...
Market Analysis for Small Family-Owned Businesses in the United States
Yesterday a client said, “We’re too small. We can’t afford consulting. We make less than $1M in annual revenue. We build decks and patios. This...
Manufacturing Resurgence Takes Flight
Manufacturing is starting to take flight. The resurgence will be powerful and fast. As a well-connected business executive and trusted advisor...
Top Takeaway from CES 2025: Artificial Intelligence Rules
AI rules at one of the world’s most influential and largest technology conferences, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). This year’s event...
The Backup to the Backup
Although we talk about the value of the backup to the backup all the time in supply chain circles, when the rubber meets the road with the costs of...
Recent Posts
Beyond Bylaws: Crafting Your Family Enterprise’s Preamble to Last
In 1787, a diverse group of visionaries gathered in Philadelphia. They weren't just writing rules for a new government; they were articulating a foundational philosophy, a shared vision for generations yet unborn. Their opening statement, the Preamble to the U.S....
The Valleys Event – Nurturing the Personal/Business Roles of NxtGens
NxtGen Nexus has always focused on the needs of the next generation of family business owners and inheritors of wealth. We created content, hosted online and in-person events, and partnered with family business centers to bring value to the community. It was...
Six Feet Under: The Family Business is Death
Seasons 2001 to 2005 Six Feet Under aired on HBO starting in 2001 and helped define its "golden age" of prestige television, which included The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, The Wire, and many more. The show won nine Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, and a Peabody. The...
The Missing Piece in Generational Wealth Transfer: Psychology, Not Planning
When affluent families think about generational wealth transfer, the conversation typically revolves around legal structures, tax efficiency, trusts, family offices, and estate planning. These elements are undeniably important. Yet despite sophisticated planning and...
