Borrowed from Your Grandchildren: The Evolution of 100-Year Family Enterprises

"Dennis Jaffe has consolidated hundreds of years of family lessons into one compendium that maps the journey that successful family enterprises follow. His insights on the critical stages of development will enrich every family enterprise and assist with whatever generational transitions are underway. Don't miss the final chapter on the Economic and Social Future of Family Enterprises and their vital role as stabilizing forces in countries that are facing tremendous challenges in the next decade."
-Sara Hamilton, Founder and CEO, Family Office Exchange

"With the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in American history underway, and a search for positive social impact rising among newer generations, Borrowed from Your Grandchildren is a timely research report and guide for family business assessment and planning, with values at the forefront. Dennis Jaffe counters myths and shows what really works to create long-term successful businesses that nurture families, unite successive generations, and leave a legacy."
-Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Arbuckle Professor, Harvard Business School; author of Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time

Learn How 100 Families Have Sustained Their Wealth for Generations

Successfully passing wealth on to future generations is more challenging than many assume. You need to prepare accordingly if you wish to sustain a family fortune that grows as the decades pass. Borrowed from Your Grandchildren illustrates how you can pass your family enterprises across generations not only in the form of financial wealth but also through familial success, creative and responsible new generations, and positive community impact. Reporting on interviews with family leaders of 100 global business families who have consistently kept and grown all forms of their "wealth," this book reveals principles anyone can apply to ensure that your family's assets and enterprises are sustainable and secure for the future.

This useful resource:

• Examines real-life stories of Generative Families with successful family enterprises
• Shows how financial and business success stems from a foundation of clear values and cross-generational collaboration
• Offers rare insights from otherwise private global families
• Demonstrates how family enterprises evolve over the years

The proven wealth and enterprise management practices in this book can sustain your family through the passing of time and lead to your family having a positive impact on each new generation, their businesses, and their community.