Linda Barrington

One of the “25 Best Schools for Family Business.” Students at Cornell University have the opportunity to engage with their peers from leading family businesses throughout the world. Cornell has […]

Suggested Readings for Family Business: Family Business: Bathory-Kitsz, Dennis. (2006). Country Stores of Vermont. The History Press. Demott, Miles. (2010). Family Meeting: A Novel. World Truck Books. Friedman, Scott E.(2013). […]

Family owned businesses are challenged. More than 60% of family business owners report that “reducing the United States deficit and debt” as their number one concern. Successful family firms embrace […]

The Family Business Alliance was formed in 2003 to bring together directors of university-based family business programs. While this remains an informal association of professionals, we welcome the participation of […]

We have collected numerous resources related to family business. These include family business facts, suggested readings, recordings and clips related to family business, and a directory of other family business centers and […]

Women, Leadership and Their Family’s Business Roundtable Co-Chairs Kimberly Eddleston, ’95, Cornell Family Business Scholar, Professor of Entrepreneurship, D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University Daniela Scur, Postdoctoral research fellow, MIT […]

Family Business Conflict: From the Inside and Out Creative tension can be the key to achieving a successful family business, allowing it to reach new heights. If allowed to become overly […]

The Future of Family Business Education: Envisioning the Evolving Role of the University-Based Family Enterprise Center The Family Business Scholars Roundtable will explore the future of family business education. Family […]