Taking charge in a disaster
When relating the hair-raising events of the past two years, the two partners do it with a certain drama and flair.
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Communication & Conflict Management
Shareholders have to earn their wings to
Just because you inherit stock doesn’t mean you’re business literate. To fulfill your role requires training.
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Do unto others so they pay up
C. Dan Hunter, founder of Washington Credit Inc., explains his family’s kinder, gentler approach to credit problems.
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Passing on a partnership
Five guys named Vellano in the sewer business had good reason to break out the champagne at the start of 1992.
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A House Divided
The hugely successful trailer rental business founded by L.S. Shoen in 1945 now seems to illustrate all that can go wrong with a second-generation family business.
A Trust Betrayed
A son lies to his father about going on a business trip, when he really was seeing a married woman … on the company expense account.
Customer Service, Family Style
Everybody talks about the importance of service, but family companies may have an edge in providing it.
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