As part of a three-year Business Family Research Programme made possible by a generous research grant from Deloitte Southeast Asia (Deloitte) to…
Singaporean Institute Surveys Family-Based Firms in Burma
RANGOON — Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Business Families Institute and consultant company Deloitte…
Starting small and then scaling up
SINGAPORE has achieved incredible economic success in the last 51 years since independence. At the heart of this success are family businesses that…
The 4Gs in successful business families: Generations, growth, giving and global
Many enduring family businesses display exemplary stewardship behaviour. This attitude is driven by a strong consideration for future generations and…
The Singapore Management University (SMU), much like its global peers, recognised over recent years the importance of family businesses for the…
Changing Times for Business Families in Asia: The Role of Family Business Advisors
Family firms play an integral role in many of Asia’s economies. Unlike their counterparts in the United States and Europe, which have several…
More than 600 participants on SME Learning Cruise
Deputy Director of Business Families Institute (BFI@SMU) Esther Kong spoke on ‘Building Sustainable Family Businesses - Motivations and Strategies’…
Even as succession remains a top of-the-mind issue for Singapore’s business families, that the younger generation is now actively playing a part in…