Jul 13, 2026 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance, Leadership Succession, Uncategorized
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) allows those with entrepreneurial mindsets to search for, acquire, and operate an existing business rather than start a venture from scratch. This practice is growing in popularity due to factors including but not limited to:... 
Jun 30, 2026 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance
Eliza Orleans Principal Caleb White Principal In our work, we are regularly asked to help families find their footing in moments of transition, whether it’s leadership or ownership succession, a sale of a company, or another major life or business event. In these... 
Feb 23, 2026 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance, Leadership and Top Team Development
Eliza Orleans Principal Lauren Howard Manager The boardroom fell silent when Mark, the Director of Operations of a third-generation manufacturing family business, asked a key question in the meeting’s final minutes. “So, who actually decides if we should expand... 
Nov 14, 2025 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance
Megan Helzner Principal Tom Bonner Manager Family governance is an intricate tapestry, especially during generational or leadership transitions. The allure of familiar characteristics within the family can often influence leadership choices. We can all imagine... 
Nov 14, 2025 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance
Nancy Drozdow Founder and Principal Caleb E. White Principal We have found that great private company governance can be organized and grounded in these principals: purpose, people, practice, procedures, policies, and processes. At CFAR, we call these the Six Ps of... 
Oct 2, 2025 | Culture, Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance, Higher Education and Research, Leadership and Top Team Development, Leadership Succession, Non-Profits, Organizational Change and Alignment
Erin Konkle Senior Manager Sara E. Miller Coaching Practice Manager Imagine this: You’re guiding a group through a haunted house. Everyone’s imagination is racing, filled with thoughts of what might lurk in the shadows—each person imagining their own...