Michael Louie | Succession Today

A shameful day, as the world watches…..

Posted by Michael Louie | Jun 16, 2011 | Family Business Succession Planning Guides and comments

Vancouver Canucks fans ≠ Rioters. Appalling. As a life long Vancouverite, I feel sorry that the video and photos are the impression being shared around the world on social media and mainstream media. How a few can ruin a sad, but unfortunate end to an otherwise victorious season. It is only a hockey game. What more […]

Ways To Build A Strong Company – thoughts from Robin Sharma

Posted by Michael Louie | May 5, 2011 | Family Business Succession Planning Guides and comments

Ways To Build A Strong Company I have to give credit for these points to Robin Sharma. He is an inspiration to me. His words and thoughts and methods resonate with me. His recent blog, made me pause and reflect on my own business as well as the businesses’ of those to whom I […]

New Media, Succession and Web 2.0

Posted by Michael Louie | Apr 28, 2011 | Family Business Succession Planning Guides and comments

The new media is sweeping business. Why else would a business like Facebook be worth billions of dollars? Social media is how businesses are becoming known. Groupon, which is really a discount business, was able to emerge from obscurity to becoming a juggernaut with worldwide distribution and a value the billion $. Of course, any […]

…and now for something completely different

Posted by Michael Louie | Apr 15, 2011 | Family Business Succession Planning Guides and comments

I will not speak about succession today. This is a matter that I am passionate about – the democratic right to vote. I have voted in every election since I was 18 years of age. I respect the rights that we enjoy and often take for granted. Remember to vote in our Canadian federal election […]

Succession and family businesses – a survey and the results

Posted by Michael Louie | Mar 31, 2011 | Family Business Succession Planning Guides and comments

This information is courtesy of PWC, Chartered Accountants. The recently released the results of their survey http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/pwc-family-business-survey/assets/family-business-survey-2010-2011.pdf Date published: 2010/2011 Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers Description: More than 1,600 family-business owners and managers surveyed in 35 countries. Key findings: Many people are positive about the immediate outlook Most companies haven’t changed their business models and don’t plan to […]