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Dealing with an under-performing family member
This is one of those predictable problems which takes on additional angst because it involves a family member. As a predictable problem, its’ resolution can be proceduralised by specifically mentioning this situation in a family constitution so that there are no...
UK Business Advisors Ltd is growing
UK Business Advisors (UKBA) is the nationwide network of consultants and business advisors that helps SMEs to achieve their ambitions. All advisors, who have a wide range of experience knowledge and skills have all held senior positions in larger companies. Over the...
Employing family members in the business
Talking to MDs of family businesses, I am struck by how many started off working in the business during school holidays and then fell into the business after school or university and worked their way up to the top job as the company grew and they became the obvious...
A quick guide to Credit Control
'Credit control' is the system used by a business to make certain that it gives credit only to customers who are able to pay, and that customers pay on time. Credit control is part of the Financial Controls that are employed by businesses to ensure that once sales are...
Employing ‘partners’ or ‘spouses’ in the family business
Over the Christmas break l was reading an article about how relationships between married couples are likely to survive longer than relationships between partners, particularly when children are involved. If commitment is at the heart of this then l guess that it is...
Financing the Retirement of the MD, or a Major Shareholder in a Family Business
Planning the retirement of the MD or another major shareholder in a family business is often an emotional, complex and time consuming affair. It is normally, but not always in the case of death, a long term project spanning a number of years. The challenges and risks...
What is involved in succession planning in a family business?
This may sound an obvious question yet my experience of family businesses is that many business leaders don’t know how to get started with succession planning or they view it as a single event rather than an on-going process. There are three main processes involved in...
Personal Guarantee Insurance
Are you or your clients worried about the Personal Guarantees that you have given? Then think about PG Insurance. Personal Guarantees are the bane of most business owners’ lives and something that they continually ‘moan’ about. Invariably any form of borrowing...
Do we need to reassess our Export Markets?
Exports have always been a large part of SME activity. There has been much said about our special relationship with EU countries. However, uncertainty with the Euro means that many are becoming nervous about this business. Together with the potential for an 'IN / OUT'...
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