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Back Issues

Back issues of Family Business magazine, now in its 15th year of publication, are available for $19.75/each.

Please call Family Business at 800-637-4464 or 215-567-3200 to inquire about availability and/or place an order. Or send an e-mail to bwenger@familybusinessmagazine.com and we will respond to your inquiry right away.


Here's a sample of information-packed past issues:

AUTUMN 1997 Passing on the Dream... Dividend Policies... Ethical Dilemmas in the Family Business... Fire Drills: Contingency Planning for Business and Family... Emotional Ownership: The Costs of Pruning the Tree... When to Scrap the Old Business and Get a New One... PLUS... Marcy Syms on what a mother should expect when a daughter joins the team... Ivan Lansberg on how the pursuit of self-interest undermines trust... James Barrett on the importance of framing decisions properly.

SUMMER 1997 Growth by Acquisition... How to Run Your Own Family Meetings... Hiring Top Guns... Fairness vs. Equality in Dividing the Family Wealth... The High-EQ (Emotionally Intelligent) Board... Misleading Balance Sheets... PLUS... Ivan Lansberg on how siblings can make the most of 50-50 partnerships... Marcy Syms on what a father should do about a son who delegates too much.

SPRING 1997 Sibling Behavior Decoded... Why Your Family Firm Needs a Proactive Public Relations Plan... Case Study: The Long Shadow of a Retired Founder... How One Father Battling Cancer Ensured His Kids Could One Day Run the Company... Why Parents Who Pay Their Kids Too Much Are Just Kidding Themselves... PLUS... Ivan Lansberg on the most difficult age for coaching the young.

WINTER 1997 How to Act Globally... Father-Son Visions of the Future... Buying Insurance Through Your Retirement Plan... Personal Benchmarking: Have You Lost Your Flair for Innovation?... The Cheap and Easy Way to Raise Funds with a Public Offering... How to Set up Trusts So They Donšt Handcuff the Young... PLUS... Leon Danco on psychologists who counsel family firms... Ivan Lansberg on investing in the family to restore a balance.

AUTUMN 1996 How to Bargain for Capital... What a Difference Ownership Arrangements Can Make to Family Harmony... Case Study: Restoration at Crane & Co. and the Comeback Challenges... Choosing a CEO Support Group... How to Set Up Your Own Family Office... Joining a Family Fund to Invest for You... PLUS... Marcy Syms on what a second-generation leader should do in a crisis... Ivan Lansberg on keeping titles in proper perspective.

SUMMER 1996 Strategy Before Succession... Action-oriented Strategic Planning That Avoids "Analysis Paralysis"... Wise Use of Outside Directors, Consultants and Friends... Raising Your Daughter, the Next CEO... How to Double Your Productivity... Smart Growth: Branching Out into Related Markets... Why Family Limited Partnerships Offer More Flexibility than Life Insurance Trusts... PLUS... Marcy Syms on "walking in the moccasins" of your non-family managers... Ivan Lansberg on forging a postive identity for family businesses.