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Is it a Family-Run Business or Vice-Versa?

The family-run business faces unique obstacles. Business differences can tear apart families because the family and business have different (even opposing) goals. While family is protective and loyal with strong emotional ties, these positive qualities can lead to resisting or minimizing change in a business setting.

Your values and culture often become the corporate culture of your family business in a very positive way. Quality, service and community involvement are very easily traced to family values and culture.

Family systems encourage:
  • Participation
  • Values
  • Balance in relationships
WHAT'S THE GOAL?

To create a common family vision and develop a family plan for your family-run business. This vision and plan glue everything together.

Hubler for Business Families can help the family-run business:

  • Unite the family behind a primary purpose
  • Inspire teamwork and individual support for the common good
  • Devise a measuring stick to evaluate family and individual behaviors
  • Inform family members of their own development
  • Establish a model for change, even transformation.
Make running the family-run business an easier job for everyone - we can help with our exclusive Vision for Successtm. Contact us today by Email, call us at 612.375.0640, or fill out our contact form.

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