Foreword by Kate Carnell Preface Chapter 1 Lionel Samson Sadleirs Group Nil Desperandum Chapter 2 Coopers Ltd Born to brew Chapter 3 Furphy Good, better, best Chapter 4 Dymocks Learning for life with books Chapter 5 Brown Family Wine Group Not a bad drop Chapter 6 A.H. Beard Bedding in the blood Chapter 7 Bulla Dairy Foods The cream always rises to the top Chapter 8 Haigh’s Chocolates Journey to perfection Knowledge is power Sources and further reading Index
Family Business Success Stories tells the stories of eight of Australia’s oldest and best-known family-owned businesses, all of them more than one hundred years old: A. H. Beard, Brown Brothers, Bulla Dairy, Coopers Brewery, Dymocks, Haigh’s Chocolates, J.Furphy & Sons and Furphy Foundry, Samson Sadlier. Around 70% of all Australian businesses are family owned and together they employ more than 50% of the Australian workforce. As Catherine Fritz-Kalish, Co-Founder of Global Access Partners, says, ‘Family firms are the engine room of the economy – but their embodiment of values such as trust and loyalty are of even greater value to society. Whether you already run your own business or are thinking of starting one, this book offers a wealth of wisdom’. If you own a family business or other small enterprise, author Graeme Lofts hopes this book will give you inspiration to continue to keep your business in family hands. If you work in a family business, it will give you a greater understanding of the challenges your employers face.
Graeme Lofts' accomplished writing career spans three decades - collective sales of his books total more than 1.7 million copies in Australia alone. With a background in education, Graeme has written award-winning science textbooks, as well as two non-fiction books for general readers. Heart & Soul: Australia's First Families of Wine (Wiley, 2010) was ranked second in the New World Wines category of the 2011 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. While researching and writing Heart & Soul, Graeme's interest in family businesses was piqued by the many wineries that had been passed down through the generations - the result has been this book.
