The 100 Year Family
Can a family last 100 years? A few years ago, Inc. Magazine ran an article titled: “How to Build a Company that Will be Around in 2115 (October 2015). The premise of the article focused on how in the current age most companies are positioned to sell. Investors are willing to put up big money »
The Failed Bloom of the Astors
Flowers only last for a season. Such was the case of the Astor family. John Jacob Astor was born in 1763 in Germany. He emigrated to New York at the end of the Revolutionary War. A chance conversation led him into fur trading and the establishment of a fur goods shop in New York. That little »
Bart Farmer and the Dream of The Homeless Foundation
Some people have dreams and stop there. Others have dreams and take action. Bart Farmer was one of those guys. An entrepreneur by heart. But the stuff it takes to build a business is sometimes different from what it takes to see the world with heart. Bart had both. He lived in an affluent »
