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Enduring family enterprises require a healthy business. Many family enterprises stay small, scaled to fit an economic niche and support a single family. Small family enterprises can exhibit remarkable longevity, without ever growing. For example, there are ten French and Italian wine producers that are more than 200 years old.
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© 2005 Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez and John L. Ward
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Carlock, R.S., Ward, J.L. (2005). Assuring a Healthy Business. In: Family Business. A Family Business Publication. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230287730_2
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