The Family Business Management Handbook

The Family Business Management Handbook, the complete resource for building and managing a family-owned company, is totally dedicated to helping business owners manage the complex interaction between family and enterprise as they strive to create a more efficient, profitable, and harmonious company. Designed to be a veritable desk-top consultant, the Handbook is a comprehensive "how to" manual that distills the best advice of an array of top-flight experts and real-life family business managers. The quality of the Handbook is guaranteed by the fact that its contents have been carefully culled from the pages of Family Business, the authoritative quarterly magazine for family business owners.

Some of the questions covered:

What type of growth strategy should a family owned company adopt? What risks should it take? When?

How much should family members be paid? Should they hold real equity or phantom shares?

How can a family business pick the right outside advisors -- consultants, attorneys, insurance agents, etc.?

What techniques do experienced family executives use to maintain harmony, attain objectives, and motivate all employees year after year?

Managing a business is hard enough. Managing a family business presents a set of unique, rugged challenges that call for leadership, ingenuity and exceptional problem-solving abilities. Comprehensive, clearly written and to-the-point, The Family Business Management Handbook is designed to help family business owners every step of the way.