How does Corporate Governance fit into a Family Business? 1. What is Governance? It is widely written that the concept of governance evolved around 3,500 year ago from the ancient greek word “Kubernetes” which means the person giving steerage or direction to a ship. Corporate governance came into focus in the 1990’s in the UK
Family Business – Disruption, disputes and the rest! Last week I watched “The Founder”. Getting to watch a movie is a rare occasion these days with two young boys that are much more into watching Paw Patrol or Toy Story (yes….20 + years later it still generates revenue!). For those of you who have not
Shareholder agreements: why your small or family business needs one When you’re at the start of a business’s life cycle, the last thing on everyone’s mind will be disputes, a change in shareholders or even the failure of the business. These are scenarios that you hope will either never apply, or will occur at a
