Tag #Family Business

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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Inheritance Dispute Erupts at $3.6 Billion Indian Auto Parts Firm

The sudden death of Indian industrialist Sanjay Kapoor in June 2023 triggered a major inheritance dispute at Sona Kom Star, his family's $3.6 billion auto parts company, with his mother contesting post-death appointments and alleging suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.

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48% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
theglobeandmail.com
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Next-Gen Women Reshape Canadian Family Businesses

Elyce Simpson, president of Simpson Seeds Inc., a Saskatchewan-based pulse crop processor and exporter, implemented a new governance structure, launched a new ingredients business, and divested a grain terminal within four years of taking over the family business, showcasing successful modernization...

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12% Bias Score

Gender Equality
theglobeandmail.com
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Gérard Bertrand's Wine Empire: From Family Vineyard to Global Success

Gérard Bertrand, inheriting a 60-hectare vineyard in 1987, expanded his wine empire to 200 hectares and 16 properties, producing diverse wines globally, alongside hotels, restaurants, and a publishing imprint, driven by a family passion spanning four generations.

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48% Bias Score

Responsible Consumption and Production
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🌐 55% Global Worthiness
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Historic Scottish Cinema Sold to Merlin Cinemas

After more than 30 years under family ownership, the historic Pavilion Cinema in Galashiels, Scotland, was sold to Merlin Cinemas in mid-June, ensuring its continued operation and the transfer of its employees.

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24% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Susanna Chow: Family-Built Luxury Brand Thrives with Sustainable Practices

Susanna Chow and her mother, Sai Chow, launched a luxury clothing brand, Susanna Chow, in 2018 with $500, creating made-to-order pieces and expanding into over 30 stores globally with celebrity endorsements, emphasizing sustainable and ethical production.

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8% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
cincodias.elpais.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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L'Oréal Heiress Steps Down, Family Holding Company to Take Over

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, L'Oréal heiress and former world's richest woman, will step down from the company's board this week, replaced by the family holding company Téthys, with her son Jean-Victor Meyers taking over as vice-chairman.

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28% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
bbc.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Sona Comstar Inheritance Battle Erupts After Tycoon's Death

The sudden death of Sunjay Kapur, heir to the $3.6 billion Sona Comstar automotive empire, has sparked a family feud over the inheritance, with his mother alleging suspicious circumstances and challenging the appointment of his wife to the board.

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48% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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50 Years of Fish and Chips: A Refugee Family's Success Story in Nottingham

Mike Konstandi's family, fleeing Cyprus in 1975, opened a fish and chip shop in Nottingham, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on July 28th, showcasing their journey from poverty and the challenges faced by small businesses amidst rising costs.

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24% Bias Score

No Poverty
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Lockdown Laughs Turn into Family Business Success

A Cambridgeshire family's March 2020 lockdown TikTok dance video went viral, leading to a successful social media brand, "The Famileigh," employing the family and resulting in a podcast, "Like Father Like Sons," despite facing online hate.

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4% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
nos.nl
🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Dutch Distillery Hooghoudt Acquired by French Firm La Martiniquaise

The 137-year-old family-owned Dutch distillery Hooghoudt, based in Groningen, was acquired by the French spirits company La Martiniquaise, impacting 35 employees who will remain employed, despite emotional reactions to the sale, following years of financial difficulty due to decreased jenever consum...

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40% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
repubblica.it
🌐 65% Global Worthiness
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Moderna 2020: Family-Run Supermarket Chain Expands Across Southern Italy

Founded in 1969 as a small grocery store by Michele Mastromartino in Salerno, Italy, Moderna 2020 has grown into a supermarket chain with over 200 stores across Southern Italy, adapting to changing consumer habits through various store formats and maintaining a strong family focus.

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48% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Würth Group Founder Celebrates 90th Birthday, Passes Leadership to Grandchildren

Reinhold Würth, the founder of the Würth Group, a global leader in fastening and assembly technology, is celebrating his 90th birthday on April 20th; his decades-long detailed diary has chronicled the transformation of his family business into a multi-billion euro enterprise employing over 88,500 pe...

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40% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth

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