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What Are Some Advanced Financial Moves Every Profitable Family Business Should Consider?
Matt Losanno, Cinder Wealth Advisors
When your family business begins generating significant profit, it’s time to think beyond reactive planning. Advanced financial strategies can help you preserve wealth across generations, protect what you’ve built, and prepare your family for a strong future.
Here's a strategic roadmap to consider:
If your family business is thriving, the next chapter begins with strategic planning. Start now—so your success becomes a legacy that lasts.
ROOTS | INSIGHTS FOR GROWING FAMILY BUSINESSES
Foundations First: Financial Habits That Help You Grow
When you’re running a family business, every financial decision carries more weight. You're not just building for the next quarter—you’re building for the next generation. Whether you're just getting established or entering a season of growth, taking time to strengthen your financial foundation can create stability and confidence for years to come.
Here are a few key areas to focus on:
Building financial strength doesn’t happen overnight—but every intentional step you take makes your business more resilient. And just like the roots of a tree, what’s happening beneath the surface matters most in the long run.
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LEGACIES | INSIGHTS FOR ESTABLISHED FAMILY BUSINESSES
Branching Out: How Established Family Businesses Can Grow Revenue and Legacy
Once your family enterprise has strong financial roots, it’s natural to ask: What comes next? Perhaps it's prime time to explore strategic new ventures like offering emerging leaders the opportunity to grow revenues and build financial legacies, all while keeping your core business firmly grounded.
One powerful model is the “start-up within”—a mini-venture funded and supported by the family business. A great example is Stannah Stairlifts, a sixth-generation UK family company. After pitching successfully to the family board, Sam Stannah launched Uplift, a home-lift product designed for a younger demographic. Fueled entirely by internal investment, it now brings in double-digit monthly order growth, employs 85 staff, and is expanding into North America—all without disrupting the core stairlift business.
Here’s how this approach can build financial strength for future generations:
By supporting innovation in this way, your family business doesn’t just maintain stability—it creates new revenue streams and prepares upcoming generations for leadership. As these ventures mature, they contribute financially and shape a diversified, future-ready enterprise.
Want to learn more? Stairlift scion reaches new heights through his 'start-up' within