Ninety percent of all businesses in the United States are run by families, but fewer than a third of those businesses make it to the next generation.
Naples Family Business Beats the Odds After 20 Years of Success
As Southwest Florida business owners prepare for the fifth annual Resnick-Wynn Family Business Conference at Florida Gulf Coast University, local entrepreneurs are sharing insights about the state of the economy and the distinct hurdles family-owned businesses must overcome.
In Naples, a father and son have been in business for more than two decades by constantly reinventing themselves and their properties.
Christopher Shucart opened the Cheeky Tiki in October, transforming a shopping center parking lot into a tropical escape complete with cocktails, full service bar and live music. The tiki bar is tucked into the parking lot of a shopping center that Shucart and his father have owned for 15 years…