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Themes for Family Businesses in 2023Themes for Family Businesses in 2023

Uncertainty and digitalization are among the challenges.

Patricia M. Angus, Founder & CEO

December 19, 2022

8 Min Read
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Will 2023 be the year that the pandemic is put behind us? Will the political and economic volatility that defined 2022 continue as the calendar is turned to a new year? As family business owners look ahead, what might they see on the horizon? Because family businesses represent the bulk of the gross domestic product around the world, this is a question not just for family businesses but all the communities they impact.

With the caveat that it’s of course impossible to make predictions, here are some thoughts on what themes might arise in 2023 for family business owners.

Uncertainty

It’s clear that most people, not just family business owners, are suffering from “crisis fatigue.” The pandemic was hard enough, but the fact that it’s been foll...

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About the Author

Patricia M. Angus

Founder & CEO, Angus Advisory Group LLC

http://www.angusadvisorygroup.com/

Patricia Angus, JD, MIA, TEP, is Founder and CEO of Angus Advisory Group LLC, and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. A recognized thought leader in multi-generational family governance and wealth, she has advised families with businesses, trusts, and charitable foundations for more than two decades. 

 

Ms. Angus helps clients navigate some of life's most complex issues, through critical analysis, strategic planning, and compassionate guidance. She practiced law at trusts and estates boutique Hughes and Whitaker (now Day Pitney) and Coudert Brothers international law firm (now Baker & McKenzie).  She served as Principal and Chief Wealth Advisory Officer of Shelterwood Financial Services LLC and Family Wealth Advisor at GenSpring and JP Morgan Private Bank. 

 

Ms. Angus launched the Family Enterprise and Wealth MBA course at Columbia Business School, and writes the "Building Bridges" column on www.wealthmanagement.com. She is a member of the Carter Center Planned Giving Advisory Council and the Editorial Advisory Board of Trusts & Estates.  She served on the New York Women's Foundation Allocations Committee and Citizens Committee for Children of New York's Advocacy Council. She has written numerous articles on topics including family wealth, businesses, trusts, estate planning, philanthropy, and women's issues, and frequently speaks at industry and family events. Ms. Angus has been named one of the Top 50 Women in Wealth Management by Wealth Manager, a Rising Star by Private Asset Management, and twice named in the Top 100 North American Wealth Advisers by City Wealth.  She received a B.A. cum laude from Amherst College, a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School.