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Patrick McGinnis first coined the concepts of FOMO and FOBO in 2003 when he was an MBA student at Harvard Business School. These daunting...

The Lorange Network is an online learning, sharing and business community for family members and executives from family businesses,...

After several years researching the topic and obtaining firsthand experience running several respected business schools, I have prepared...

After several years researching the topic and obtaining firsthand experience running several respected business schools, I have prepared...

Higher education institutions, most notably universities and colleges, have traditionally been either owned by the public sector (either...

This short book by Lebanese family business entrepreneur Raméz Baassiri stems from a compelling statistic: even though family firms make...

Once-dominant US retail chain Sears filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. This demise might have surprised some: As of early October,...

Although the maritime shipping sector might generally be characterized as conservative, at least eleven relatively recent innovations are...

Introduction We have previously discussed aspects of investing in ventures and private-equity business projects several times. As we...

Introduction In this paper, I will share my philosophy on the real estate business and on how to successfully invest in this sector. As I...

When I owned the shipping company S. Ugelstad, we were almost constantly strapped for free cash, even though the company was running well...

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated” – Confucius Most of us, as individuals as well as in our organizational...

Many people outside of Norway may not have heard of Svein Stöle, CEO and now sole owner of Pareto AS, the holding company in the Pareto...

This issue has always been at the center of young people’s minds. Which school or university should one go to? What subject(s) should be...

Many families have built their wealth over time based on owning a particular company. With the success of this company the fortunes of...

To facilitate transition from one generation to another in family-controlled firms is a more critical issue today than ever before. Many...

This is a review of a short but useful article about why investors typically may have problems to evolve their efforts into more...

Foreword Getting into top universities in the U.S. is a dream for many young persons around the world. However, the admissions process is...

To facilitate transition from one generation to another in family-controlled firms is a more critical issue today than ever before. Many...