Recommended resources for entrepreneurship and small business, including the courses FBE 230: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and New Ventures, FBE 231: Family Business, and FBE 495: Family Business and Entrepreneurship Capstone
Family Business Magazine"Focuses on the issues and challenges facing multi-generational family-owned and family-controlled companies, including wealth management, succession, business valuation and leadership."
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Family Business Review"Published as a refereed journal since 1988, Family Business Review (FBR) is the leading scholarly publication devoted exclusively to exploration of the dynamics of family-controlled enterprise, including firms ranging in size from the very large to the relatively small. FBR is focused not only on the entrepreneurial founding generation, but also on family enterprises in the 2nd and 3rd generation and beyond, including some of the oldest companies in the world. In addition, the journal publishes interdisciplinary research on families of wealth, family foundations and offices." - from Publisher's site.
Journal of Family Business Strategy"Journal of Family Business Strategy publishes research that contributes new knowledge and understanding to the field of family business."
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Business Source CompleteThis link opens in a new windowSubject: "FAMILY-owned business enterprises" - to retrieve articles on companies owned and controlled by members of a family, and usually employing family members, especially in management positions.
Associations, Institutes, and Centers
Family Firm Institute (FFI)"FFI's mission is to be the most influential global network of thought-leaders in the field of family enterprise. We provide research-based learning and relevant tools for advisors and consultants, academics and family enterprise members to drive success."
Succession Planning
Passing the Torch : A Guide to the Succession Planning Process by Norma Davila; Wanda Pina-Ramirez"Indispensable for the CEO as well as the small business owner, Passing the Torch presents stories from the boardroom to the family-owned bakery, and from the car dealership to the beach resort hotel. This is a book for all with a stake in maintaining the livelihood of a business and contains templates to guide you through the seven steps of the succession planning life cycle."