Looking for family business advice? You are not alone. Family business statistics indicate that more than 80% of all businesses are family-owned businesses.

These family business articles offer entrepreneurial advice on a wide variety of family business topics, everything from choosing family business consultants to working with family members to planning for succession in family businesses. Enjoy!

• Family Business Advice. Looking for good advice for family businesses? Working with family members in a family-owned business is full of challenges, so we've assembled a list of excellent family business tips for you.
• Working with Family Members. Hiring relatives? Running a family business? Conflict in a family business is perhaps one of the most unpleasant things one can experience.

• Family Business Succession Planning. Does your family business have a succession plan in place? If not, it's time to start thinking about what will happen when you are no longer around to run the business.
• Family Business Statistics. You might be surprised to learn how big a role family businesses play in the economy. Here are a few interesting family business facts and figures.
• Compensation in Family Businesses. Family business compensation is often a sensitive topic. We offer some best practices for compensating family members.
• Family Business Rules. Family businesses need a special set of operating rules because they are different from other businesses. Here are some rules that may make sense for your family business.
• Family Business Mistakes. Want to ruin your family business in a hurry? Here are some common mistakes that can lead a family businesses from riches to rags.
• Daughter Successors. Fifty years ago, it was very rare to have a daughter take over the family business. These days, it's a commonplace occurrence.
• How to Announce a Family Business Leadership Change. It's time to hand the family business over to your son or daughter. What's the best process for announcing the transition?
• How to Fire Dad. For many family businesses, there comes a time when the older generation should bow out. But what do you do when they simply refuse to hand over power?
• Starting a Family Business. Thinking about starting a family business? Here are a few things to keep in mind.
• Family Members in a Company. Often small businesses have family members at various levels of the organization. This can be a helpful situation or troublesome depending upon how you manage it.
• Hiring Family Members. Hiring relatives is usually a recipe for disaster, especially if the relative has no relevant skills. But sometimes you have to make the best of a bad situation.
• Getting Divorced and Own a Business Together. If you and your spouse own a business together and you have decided to get a divorce, this is a must-read article.
• Starting Family Businesses. Starting a family business can be a very rewarding and profitable endeavor, but for some they can also lead to destructive relationships with your business partners, investors, and family members.