The business hierarchy

One of the problems most often faced in family businesses is deciding who is in charge of what. Certain members of the family may believe that they have the right to make major decisions on the direction and operation of the business because of their status within the family or the amount of capital they have invested in the business. If this belief is combined with a lack of business acumen, it could be detrimental to the success and profitability of the business to allow them to have a high level of control.

To avoid issues that will inevitably be caused by unskilled or inexperienced relatives taking matters into their own hands, a clearly defined hierarchy needs to be put in place, stating each family and non-family staff member