Regional economy 'expected to improve'
According to a poll by the Business Families Institute at SMU and UOB, more than half of Asian business families believe that the region's economy…
Upcoming SME events: SBF - BFI @ SMU Business Families Mission to Myanmar
The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and Business Families Institute at SMU (BFI @ SMU) will be organising a Business Families Mission to Yangon…
Family Business: Back in Fashion
It’s cool being a family business these days. But what is the key to success? Family businesses have come back into style, says Joseph Astrachan a…
He wanted to return to his roots
SMU alumnus Mahesh Primalani was working for a consulting firm, out of a posh Raffles Place office. But the itch to return to his roots was “too much…
SMU helps plug knowledge gap in Asian family businesses with launch of new programme
Speaking at the official launch of the Business Families Institute at SMU (BFI@SMU), SMU President Arnoud De Meyer said, “Since 2010, SMU has…
Singapore centre to focus on region's business families
SMU has announced Southeast Asia's first institute focused on addressing the needs of business families in the region. The Business Families…
Regular meetings 'key to settling conflicts'
The Business Families Institute at SMU (BFI@SMU) aims to carry out research on family-run businesses. Speaking at the institute launch in March,…
Asia’s wealthy urged to invest in family development
Asian’s wealthy families are most concerned about business growth, diversification and the allocation of family assets. Research has also pointed to…
First regional institute focusing on family businesses launched at SMU
Family businesses in Asia and in the west – are there different challenges that they face? What are some useful lessons that we can draw from…