Engaged ownership : a guide for owners of family businesses

227 Pages·2016·2.608 MB·English

by  Renkert-Thomas, Amelia

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Additional Praise for Engaged Ownership
EngagedOwnership isa succinct,fascinatingandwell-writtentreatmentofa
complexsubject.Ameliabringsauniquevisiontothework;shecomesfrom
afifth-generationfamilybusinessandwasatrustlawyerandfamilyadvisor
before running herown family’s business for over a dozen years. She now
works with familieson governanceissuesandis verymuch engagedinthe
processwhichisthesubjectofthebook.
JosephA.Field,OfCounsel,WithersBergmanLLP
AmeliahaswrittentheessentialOwner’sManualforthefamilyenterprise.
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tors,andshareholders,aswellasthosewhoworkwiththem.
JonathanH.F.Crystal,ExecutiveVicePresident,Crystal&Company
Ameliadrawsuponherpersonalandprofessionalexperiencestodemystify
thecomplicatedandoft-misunderstoodrealmoffamilybusiness.Engaged
Ownership is a must-read for family business owners and financial profes-
sionalswhoworkwiththesefamilies.
KurtMiscinski,President,HPMPartners
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Engaged Ownership
AGUIDEFOROWNERSOFFAMILYBUSINESSES
Amelia Renkert-Thomas
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Names:Renkert-Thomas,Amelia,1962-
Title:Engagedownership:aguideforownersoffamilybusinesses/
AmeliaRenkert-Thomas;forewordbyKennethMcCracken.
Description:Hoboken:Wiley,2015.|Includesindex.
Identifiers:LCCN2015036765(print)|LCCN2015041896(ebook)|
ISBN9781119171133(hardback)|ISBN9781119171171(ePDF)|
ISBN9781119171157(ePub)|ISBN9781119171171(pdf)|ISBN9781119171157(epub)
Subjects:LCSH:Family-ownedbusinessenterprises.|Smallbusiness—Management.|
BISAC:BUSINESS&ECONOMICS/SmallBusiness.
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