How to Choose and Use Advisors: Getting the Best Professional Family Business Advice [Paperback]

John L. Ward Craig E. Aronoff (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0965101169 | ISBN-13: 978-0965101165 | Publication Date: October 1994 0

The success and survival of your family business may depend on the professionals you choose to advise you on matters of finance, law, taxes, family relations, business strategy, succession and other issues. The good news is that never before have so many experts in so many fields been so eager to serve family businesses. How to Choose and Use Advisors helps you understand: * when to consult an advisor; * what to expect when you do; * which advisors to call about which kinds of issues or problems; * benchmarks for good professional practice; * warning signs for when relationships with advisors are less than they should be; * how to find and engage advisors who are best for you; * how to manage advisors effectively and efficiently; * how to maximize the value you receive from your family business advisors; and much more... In addition to the authors' extensive family business consulting experience, the collected expertise of 20 top family business experts representing all the relevant professional advisory fields shows you how to develop outstanding relationships that will strengthen and enrich your business and your family.

Editorial Reviews

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“There is little more important to a family firm than selecting an advisor who will quickly earn the trust and confidence of family members.  The process is fraught with danger.  In How to Choose and Use Advisors: Getting the Best Professional Family Business Advice, it is refreshing to see such a thoughtful and incisive treatment of this complex issue.  Ward and Aronoff have masterfully succeeded.”  —John R. Berry, Hendrick & Struggles, Managing Partner, Global Family Business Practice, Chicago, IL

 

“I found How to Choose and Use Advisors: Getting the Best Professional Family Business Advice well organized, well written, insightful, and to the point.  It is an excellent resource for family business owners.  This is a must for those who are in the business of providing advice to family businesses.”  —Howard Neiman, CPA, Partner, Babush, Neiman, Kornman & Johnson, LLP Certified Public Accountants, Atlanta, GA

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Craig E. Aronoff is Co-founder, Principal Consultant, and Chairman of the Board of the Family Business Consulting Group, Inc., the founder of the Cox Family Enterprise Center and current Professor Emeritus at Kennesaw State University. He invented and implemented the membership-based, professional-service-provider sponsored Family Business Forum, which has served as a model of family business education for universities world-wide.

 

John L. Ward is Co-founder of the Family Business Consulting Group Inc. He is Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management and teaches strategic management, business leadership and family enterprise continuity.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 69 pages
• Publisher: Business Owner Resources (October 1994)
• ISBN-10: 0965101169
• ISBN-13: 978-0965101165
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,326,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Be wise. Read it., February 6, 2005

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This review is from: How to Choose and Use Advisors: Getting the Best Professional Family Business Advice (Paperback)

I highly recommend all of John Ward's books about family businesses.