Raleigh, NC – June 13, 2007 -- The Family Business Institute, the leading source of expertise on family business, has launched an online collection of family business tools, information and educational resources. The online information center was created to fill the need for family business educational resources.  

"Family business owners are constantly looking for tools, information and advice to increase the success of their businesses. Because of the limited resources available and our depth of experience in the family business industry, we wanted to provide a collection of high value resources that family business owners could feel confident about using and linking to their websites," says Rivers.

The Family Business Resource page, located on the company’s website at http://www.familybusinessinstitute.com/resources.html, includes more than 45 articles, a series of webinars, and a collection of white papers focusing on family business topics such as succession planning, business transition, conflict resolution, and corporate governance, to name a few. In addition to the informational resources, the resource page also offers a downloadable 80 question assessment tool for business owners. The assessment packet is designed to quickly identify problem areas as well as areas of opportunity within the business.

"This is fast becoming the most popular page on our website. When we launched the resource center we sent notifications to many of the universities and business that we have worked with and have had an incredible amount of positive feedback. Apparently we’ve filled an important need with the release of this collection of information," says The Family Business Institute President, Wayne Rivers. With as many as 90% of American businesses being closely-held or family owned, he says there is a great demand for knowledge and tools that address the specific nuances of such a personal and often delicate business structure.

Rivers is the co-founder and President of Family Business Institute and a professional speaker for universities and corporations. He has written two books on family business management and succession planning, You Don’t Have To Die To Win and Prescriptions for a Healthy Family Business.

Family businesses with websites that wish to link to the Family Business Resources page can do so by following the ‘resources’ link from the company’s homepage. From the main resource directory, visitors have access to all articles, webinars, white papers and assessment tools.

About the Family Business Institute:  The Family Business Institute is a team of leading family business consultants and speakers.  Co-founded by President Wayne Rivers, executive family business coach and author of two books on family business management, the company has over 100 years of collective family business experience. For more information, contact Andrea Weale at 1-877-326-2493 ext. 232 or via email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .