# Growing the Business

## [I Sold My Family’s Security Business. Here’s What Nobody Told Me.](/content/i-sold-my-familys-security-business-heres-what-nobody-told-me/index.html)

by [Rishi Sharma](/content/author/rishi-sharma/index.html)

My first job at our family company was janitor. I was fourteen. I swept floors, tested product, and packed boxes in the warehouse for shipments. Not...

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## [Managing Your Mentor – Working with long-time employees in your family business](/content/managing-your-mentor-working-with-long-time-employees-in-your-family-business/index.html)

by [Allen Esrock](/content/author/allen-esrocknxtgennexus-com/index.html)

Next-generation family business leaders who are stepping into a leadership role within their family business is a significant milestone. But for...

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## [Dad, can we get rid of the fax machine?  Technology and your family business.](/content/dad-can-we-get-rid-of-the-fax-machine-technology-and-your-family-business/index.html)

by [Allen Esrock](/content/author/allen-esrocknxtgennexus-com/index.html)

Today’s NxtGen family business members face the daunting task of identifying new technologies and business solutions to prepare their business for...

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## [Is Your Family Business Ready for Its Next Chapter](/content/is-your-family-business-ready-for-its-next-chapter/index.html)

by [Mike Wiesenfarth](/content//mike-wiesenfarth/index.html)

As a family business leader, you've built something remarkable. Through years of dedication, smart decisions, and hard work, you've created a...

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## [Market Analysis for Small Family-Owned Businesses in the United States](/content/market-analysis-for-small-family-owned-businesses-in-the-us/index.html)

by [Doug Gray](/content/author/dougaction-learning-com/index.html)

Yesterday a client said, “We’re too small.  We can’t afford consulting.  We make less than $1M in annual revenue.  We build decks and patios.  This...

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## [Manufacturing Resurgence Takes Flight](/content/manufacturing-resurgence-takes-flight/index.html)

by [Lisa Anderson](/content/author/landersonlma-consultinggroup-com/index.html)

Manufacturing is starting to take flight. The resurgence will be powerful and fast. As a well-connected business executive and trusted advisor...

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## [Top Takeaway from CES 2025: Artificial Intelligence Rules](/content/top-takeaway-from-ces-2025-artificial-intelligence-rules/index.html)

by [Lisa Anderson](/content/author/landersonlma-consultinggroup-com/index.html)

AI rules at one of the world’s most influential and largest technology conferences, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). This year’s event...

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## [The Backup to the Backup](/content/the-backup-to-the-backup/index.html)

by [Lisa Anderson](/content/author/landersonlma-consultinggroup-com/index.html)

Although we talk about the value of the backup to the backup all the time in supply chain circles, when the rubber meets the road with the costs of...

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