FEBRUARY 2010

Winning Ways In Family Business

Darren Bourke, Business Influence

Bringing the family together to run a business can be both satisfying and rewarding, as well as providing long-term security for all involved. But it can have its special problems too. Darren Bourke of Business Influence devotes a lot of time to helping family businesses avoid the pitfalls and play to their strengths. He's developed a checklist that starts with making sure everybody is clear about who does what, and extends through to not washing the family's dirty laundry in the workplace and communicating face-to-face, not via email.