Spring 2010 Toolbox

With dozens of cousins scattered across the globe, how can a later-generation business family keep its diverse group of shareholders informed about the business and strengthen ties among relatives who rarely see each other?

Edouard Janssen and Edouard Thijssen, each a shareholder in a large Belgian family business, have developed a secure, web-based communication platform to help achieve these goals. Their online tool allows family members to access information about each other or the family company 24 hours a day; to share information with relatives; and to interact with each other through photos, comments or videos.

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Barbara Spector

Barbara Spector is Family Business Magazine's editor-at-large.


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