All in the Family

Sometimes living with family can be tough, never mind working with them. However, for the past 15 years, the Center for Family Business at the University of NH in Durham has been there to help family businesses meet their unique challenges

The center marks its 15th anniversary in November, making it one of the oldest family centers in the country, says Center Director Barbara Draper. Among the center's goals is to help entrepreneurial companies succeed and to assist with the transfer of ownership and leadership of family businesses from one generation to the next.

That mission is vital in a state where 85 to 90 percent of businesses are family owned. In the next 10 years, …