Five Daughters Who Stepped Up in the Family Business
Profiles of Hisae Uki, Candice Sombrero Ishikawa, Alison “Bo” Tanaka, Heather Cutter and Clarice Casamina
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When It’s Time to Break Free of the Family Business
7 steps that will make your exit easier for everyone.
A True Family Business
Three generations of the Luke Family have maintained Hawaii National Bank’s support of local businesses
Here’s How Generational Differences Play a Role in Family Business Succession
A new survey found that the retiring and upcoming leadership differ in terms of perspective, approach and attitude toward the succession process and commitment to that process.
Family Business Forum: Own Your Worth
How local family businesses can take full advantage of the talents of everyone in the family – regardless of gender or age. Panelists: Carey Shuffman, Director, Head of Women’s Segment Strategy UBS Riley Coon, Captain & Director of Operations, Trilogy…
Going, Going, But Not Yet Gone: Gender Bias in Family Businesses
Gender bias still exists within the leadership of many local family businesses, but its hold slips as new generations take over.
Family Business Forum: Own Your Worth
How local family businesses can take full advantage of the talents of everyone in the family – regardless of gender or age.
Diversify Your Family Business
This Month’s Expert: Jean Santos, partner and senior consultant, Business Consulting Resources Among the many things we have learned from the pandemic is the value of diversification and innovation in business. Adding those elements to your family business can be…
Women Discuss the Challenges They Face in Family Businesses
Four women spoke with passion, intelligence and plenty of humor Thursday to a lunchtime audience about the challenges and successes they encounter as leaders in their family businesses.
Women Discuss the Challenges They Face in Family Businesses
Four women spoke with passion, intelligence and plenty of humor Thursday to a lunchtime audience about the challenges and successes they encounter as leaders in their family businesses. Kalei Cadinha-Pua‘a, CEO and vice chair of Cadinha & Co. LLC, a…
5 Steps to Leveraging the Power of Siblings in the Family Business
Laurie Foster says the inherent trust among siblings in a family business can create a formidable competitive advantage. For some people, working with your sibling flows naturally; in other cases, it takes a lot of work. She offers these five…
5 Takeaways About Hawaii Family Businesses
Nicole Fong, recently graduated from college, attended Thursday’s Family Business Forum with her parents to get an idea of what succession within her family’s real estate business might look like 10 years from now.
5 Takeaways About Hawaii Family Businesses
Nicole Fong, recently graduated from college, attended Thursday’s Family Business Forum with her parents to get an idea of what succession within her family’s real estate business might look like 10 years from now. “It’s cool to see, even though…
5 Things to Know About Local Family Businesses
Hawaiʻi loves locally owned family businesses, and that gives them an advantage over Mainland companies.
Five Things to Know About Local Family Businesses
Hawaii loves locally owned family businesses, and that gives them an advantage over Mainland companies. The problem is that it’s challenging for these businesses to continue operating beyond the first generation of family owners. “Only about 30 percent make it…
Family Business Forum Aims To Prepare Businesses For Succession Challenges
There is an impending disaster on the horizon for Hawaiʻi, and it’s not concerning a King Tide or hurricane season.
6 Family Business Essentials
A family business is one of the oldest forms of capitalism, but that doesn’t make it easy.
How Family Businesses Survive and Thrive
As Baby Boomers retire, thousands of local family businesses are facing difficult transitions to the next generation. A groundbreaking local survey identifies challenges and solutions. Here’s how family businesses can survive and thrive. There’s a perfect storm ahead, and most…
6 Family Business Essentials
A family business is one of the oldest forms of capitalism, but that doesn’t make it easy. “It’s hard enough running a business, but then you have all of these family things that are overlaid on top of it,” said…
Guide Your Family Business With Good Planning
The boss called one of his employees into the office. “Rob,” he said, “you’ve been with the company for a year. You started off in the mailroom, one week later you were promoted to a sales position, and one month…
Ask the Expert: Leaving the Family Business
Question: My family owns a local business. I am a second-generation clan member who helps run it, but I want to change careers. How do I get out gracefully and keep the relationship with my family intact? Answer: Deciding…
Helping Family Businesses
There is no typical family business in Hawaii – they are as diverse as the state itself. But each has at least one powerful strength and one potentially crippling drawback: the family itself. Michael Miyahira, the founder of Business Strategies,…