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Ninety percent of businesses in the United States are family owned. Some of the biggest brands in America were family founded and are controlled by a family.
Walmart and Berkshire Hathaway are two of the largest examples.
While family-run businesses can be close-knit, friendly, successful and inspiring, they are not without their challenges. One challenge of family leadership is becoming stuck in the same old ways of doing things (because of family pressure) even when the company is growing.