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Nov 26, 20243 min read
Succession planning for a business that the next generation doesn’t want to take over
In the mid-1990s, Myra Sable’s three children were graduating from university and entering their first careers. That’s when Ms. Sable,...
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Nov 25, 20245 min read
How a growing fifth-generation cannery navigates the ups and downs of financial management
Over the past century, Sprague Foods – a fifth-generation, family-run cannery and soup manufacturer in Belleville, Ont. – has experienced...
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Jun 11, 20244 min read
The food fight for Swiss Chalet’s owner is a lesson for all family companies
Author Stephen Kimber captures the bitter fight for Cara in The Phelan Feud, published on Friday. Working with surviving family members...
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Apr 22, 20246 min read
Rick Van Duyvendyk connects communities through Saskatoon family greenhouse business
Van Duyvendyk's father started Dutch Growers Garden Centre 71 years ago. Rick owns the family business with his wife and two daughters....
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Feb 26, 20246 min read
A tough nut to crack: family members who decline role in family business
Success and family harmony come by looking not ‘on the table’ but beneath it, to address deeper issues and conflicts Original article...
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Jan 15, 20242 min read
Business organizations join forces to support Saskatoon’s family enterprises
The Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce and Family Business Association of Saskatoon (FBAS) are joining forces to ensure Saskatoon’s...
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