You are an administrative professional with superior organizational, time management and people skills. You have been there, done that and want to be a part of a growing company. You are self-motivated and energetic, with a positive disposition and the ability to operate autonomously using good judgment and sound problem solving skills. You follow through like a pit bull; details rarely slip through your
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Family Business Adviser Lynn Spruill was the guest recently on “The Boss Show”, on KKNW Seattle, with co-hosts Jim Hessler and Steve Motenko.
Hear Lynn’s comments on succession issues in family business by clicking on the player
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In this 10 minute video, John Ward, the co-director of the Center for Family Enterprises at Northwestern University offers his insight into succession plans for family businesses.
The video is a segment of the All in the Family feature seen on the PBS series The Nightly Business Report.

We invite you to view this video by the OSU Austin Family Business Program about
Glass Alchemy Ltd., the 2008 Small Family Business award recipient for excellence.
One of 100 nominated Oregon companies and a client of Family Business Advisers,
Glass Alchemy received the honor for its succession planning, eco-friendly focus with recycled glass and clean power, and
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A business without a buy-sell agreement is comparable to a person without a will. In each case, important decisions will need to be made. Allowing the property to pass according to a plan specified in the state law of intestacy, rather than according to the wishes of the decedent, might result in outcomes that are unintended by the individual and/or business
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