Family Businesses

4 Keys to Running a Successful Family Business
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Your family tree grows naturally, but your business doesn’t. Don’t take growth for granted. Familiarity can make you complacent...
Your Entrepreneurial Elders’ Worries About Passing the Baton | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Between now and 2048, an estimated $124 trillion in family assets will be passed from Generation X to millennials and Gen...
She Bought a Franchise in 6 Weeks. Now It’s a $1M Business. | Entrepreneur
Rochelle Hendricks moves fast.In 2022, a decade after opening her own insurance brokerage, she decided to try her hand at the siding business — fast-tracking the purchase of an...
Brothers Start Business From Garage, Leads to $100 Million+ | Entrepreneur
Coulter and Trent Lewis, Colorado-based brothers and co-founders, wanted to give yards across the U.S. a major update — and it led to the launch of an innovative lawn...
Grandma’s Recipe Started Business With $2B+ Annual Revenue | Entrepreneur
Mildred Reser started selling potato salad to pay the bills back in 1950. The recipe she perfected in a rural Cornelius, Oregon, farmhouse helped her launch a seasonal business,...
I Spent Years Chasing Work Balance. Here’s What Works | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I've been hearing about "work-life balance" my entire adult life. The idea is simple: manage your time, energy and priorities so...
3 Hard-Earned Lessons from My Entrepreneurial Journey | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Let's be honest — starting a business isn't for the faint of heart. It's a game of bold moves, relentless hustle...
Why Baby Boomer Businesses Are Up For Grabs in 2025 | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A few years ago, I started having conversations with baby boomers who had spent their lives building companies from the ground...
This Family-Run Business Uses Bold Strategies for Success | Entrepreneur
In the late 1980s, Chip Fudge came to a realization that changed the course of his business. He was running the collection agency his parents started 20 years earlier,...
How to Keep the Peace in Your Family-Owned Business | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Practice makes perfect. Or, when it comes to family, as perfect as things get.Of course, there's no perfect family. Nor is...