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While family owners can sometimes be bad for business, they can also be beneficial in many ways. (Shutterstock)

Corporate social responsibility: Why family businesses get more bang for their buck than non-family firms

By investing in corporate social responsibility initiatives, family-owned businesses can make financial gains while also making positive societal contributions.
The family business is among the most common organizations in the world. But figuring out succession plans is rife with complications. (Unsplash)

The future of the family business: 4 strategies for a successful transition

As aging parents wonder about the future of the family businesses they founded, four succession strategies could help.
Dairy cows at a family farm in Chilliwack, B.C. Sylvain Charlebois, a noted academic on food policy issues, says the federal government’s proposed tax reforms will hurt family farms. CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Down on the farm: tax reforms will hurt family businesses

Family farms, restaurants, other food businesses and the rural economy will suffer under federal tax proposals for small businesses,

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