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FOA - Entrepreneurship in the Family Office.pdf - Summitas

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<strong>Family</strong><strong>Office</strong>Association.com<br />

Conclusion<br />

<strong>Entrepreneurship</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Family</strong> <strong>Office</strong><br />

<strong>Entrepreneurship</strong> is an activity that is often left out of <strong>the</strong> SFO asset<br />

allocation as people tend to focus on preserv<strong>in</strong>g wealth, versus creat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

it. Ironically, this is how many families orig<strong>in</strong>ally built <strong>the</strong>ir wealth, and<br />

while it has been forgotten, subsequent generations are left ill-prepared to<br />

contribute to family asset growth. Richard Branson and o<strong>the</strong>r families are<br />

demonstrat<strong>in</strong>g that go<strong>in</strong>g beyond <strong>in</strong>vest<strong>in</strong>g to develop<strong>in</strong>g new companies<br />

can not only generate attractive f<strong>in</strong>ancial returns, it can also be personally<br />

reward<strong>in</strong>g and have significant benefits for <strong>the</strong> family and its members.<br />

SFO’s have natural advantages as creators of companies, and with <strong>the</strong><br />

right <strong>in</strong>dividuals and <strong>the</strong> right methods, a family can leave <strong>the</strong>mselves,<br />

and <strong>the</strong> world, better off.

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