http://familybusiness.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-06-01T23:12:04Z Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:12:04 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://familybusiness.about.com/b/2008/06/01/family-matters-in-the-workplace.htm <p>Imagine this: You are at work and your brother is arguing with your sister in the office. They are causing a scene, and when you walk up, they try to get you to pick sides. In addition, you are their boss and you have several non-family employees watching to see how you deal with the situation. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://familybusiness.about.com/b/2008/06/01/family-matters-in-the-workplace.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://familybusiness.about.com/b/2008/06/01/family-matters-in-the-workplace.htm Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:49:30 +0000 2008-06-01T23:49:30Z http://familybusiness.about.com/b/2008/06/01/dont-let-your-business-die.htm <p>Many business owners are so caught up in running the business that they do not always take the time to plan for the future. You have worked hard to build a solid company and it is important to take the time think about what happens when you are gone. Will you pass on the business to a family member, are they prepared to handle the business if you are not there to support them, will you need to spend a lot of time mentoring them so they can successfully take over the reigns? </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://familybusiness.about.com/b/2008/06/01/dont-let-your-business-die.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://familybusiness.about.com/b/2008/06/01/dont-let-your-business-die.htm Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:12:04 +0000 2008-06-01T23:12:04Z http://familybusiness.about.com/b/2008/05/29/increase-your-sales-fast.htm <p>Wouldn't it be great if we could just run an ad or send out a mailing, and then have the phone ring off the hook? Unfortunately that is just not the way it works in the real world. However, if you put in a little effort to network with other business owners, you will see a significant increase in leads and sales as a result. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://familybusiness.about.com/b/2008/05/29/increase-your-sales-fast.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://familybusiness.about.com/b/2008/05/29/increase-your-sales-fast.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 01:54:28 +0000 2008-05-29T01:54:28Z http://familybusiness.about.com/b/2008/05/22/dealing-with-a-hostile-work-environment.htm http://familybusiness.about.com/b/2008/05/22/dealing-with-a-hostile-work-environment.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 22:27:54 +0000 2008-05-22T22:27:54Z