The United States is home to some of the most successful family businesses in the world. From homespun cotton to farm fertiliser, family values matter in the land of opportunity, and are often the key to commercial success. Here are CampdenFB’s top 10 US family businesses to watch in 2014.
The United States is home to some of the most successful family businesses in the world. From homespun cotton to farm fertiliser, family values matter in the land of opportunity, and are often the key to commercial success. Here are CampdenFB’s top 10 US family businesses to watch in 2014.
Starting with virtually nothing in the 1940s, the Jacobson family built an industrial distribution empire now worth over $3 billion. Suzy Bibko discusses the challenges of the business and the creation of its family investment firms
Suzy Bibko is editor of Families in Business.
Starting with virtually nothing in the 1940s, the Jacobson family built an industrial distribution empire now worth over $3 billion. Suzy Bibko discusses the challenges of the business and the creation of its family investment firms
Marilyn Monroe once said, "A career is born in public, talent in privacy". Interesting words to mull over in the context of family business, where both careers and talent are expected to be born and honed in privacy. But what happens when the family firm goes public?
