Following many conversations with philanthropists over the course of two decades, one thing is clear: it’s important for them to continuously enhance the work they’re doing to support the causes they care about. But no matter the mission, foundations can enrich their...
Climate change is more than a futuristic environmental problem; it is also something that can affect your family business. The world’s climate is linked to society in even the most minute way. It can and will affect more than just the weather. From the health industry...
Few corporate change initiatives offer the direct benefit to a company’s bottom line as initiatives aimed at their sales departments. A well performing sales department provides companies with consistent streams of revenue for supporting all other departments. Change...
If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. – Zig Ziglar Purpose is a concept that is ubiquitous in the personal development and healing space these days. There are coaches that dedicate their entire practice to helping people find their purpose in life and...
Research[1] shows family businesses contribute over 70% of global GDP. This means entrepreneurial families are one of the greatest forces for growth and positive change on the planet. At Babson’s Institute for Family Entrepreneurship, we are working with families to...
We were tied but poised to go on a 20-2 run of pure domination to start the second half. Then COVID killed the power. The game clock kept ticking but game play froze… If the Opportunity Zone (“OZ”) investment game were like a basketball game, that’s how...
(Written by Jeffrey D. Haskell, Douglas M. Mancino for WealthManagement.com) The sale of a family business often represents the culmination of a lifetime’s work. It can also present an opportunity to achieve philanthropic objectives with a little bit of...
Complicating factors include inflation, interest rates and midterm election fallout. Over the past two years, the virus on everyone’s mind was COVID. Today, the virus is inflation. As the cost of goods and wages rise, the country’s biggest private employer segment —...
Following many conversations with philanthropists over the course of two decades, one thing is clear: it’s important for them to continuously enhance the work they’re doing to support the causes they care about. But no matter the mission, foundations can enrich their...
Bipartisan Group of Congressional Members Launch Congressional Family Business Caucus Focused on Family-Owned Businesses Today, Representatives Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) launched the bipartisan...
Nieke and Daan Renssen PrideStaff Co-Owners, Strategic Partners Temp-to-Hire Staffing and Direct Hire What led you to start the business? Nieke -- Daan and I are from Holland and we both had professional careers there. Daan spent 20+ years in a variety of corporate...