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The Big Secret behind BIG's VIMBO Success
Keeping a multi-million pound management buyout secret for almost two years is no mean feat when your business involves talking to reporters every day however The BIG...
Is the CEO of your Company a Psychopath?
Robert Hare, a well respected psychologist, who has spent a lifetime researching psychopathy, has developed and refined a test to assess the likelihood that you are a...
Have Your Cake and Eat It
Neil Grimmond explains what a VIMBO is and why it can be a win-win solution for business owners looking to sell to their management teams. Everything you...
FBUS delivers Masterclass on Managing Family Busines...
A cross-section of successful family-owned businesses participated in the first of a series of dynamic Family Business United Scotland (FBUS) masterclasses at Strathclyde University designed to hone...
Through a Glass Darkly
As legendary investor Warren Buffett remarked: “In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.” You do not need to be the Sage...
Beware of the Wrong Help
The principal character in Joseph Heller’s famous World War II book, Catch 22, is Yossarian. In it there is an apocryphal incident which illustrates the need to...
FBUS Conference: a Delegate's View
Why family business needs a voice: “Family businesses generate a lot of income for the government but unlike the heads of big corporates we can’t just pick...
ACS takes Formal Hire Firm to New Lengths with US Ex...
ACS Clothing, Europe’s largest men’s formal clothing hire business, hosted a fascinating FBUS visit to its Eurocentral headquarters, providing valuable insights into a rapidly-expanding business which has...
A Powerful New Voice for Family Businesses
FBUS will give family businesses a powerful new voice Family Business Week in Scotland laid the foundations for a dynamic new movement led by Family Business United...