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A Family Business Survived One Pandemic. It’s Determined to Do It Again.

A Family Business Survived One Pandemic. It’s Determined to Do It Again.

By the time Robert L. Stevenson gathered his work force at Eastman Machine in Buffalo in mid-March, businesses nationwide were shutting down. But Eastman,...
Researchers say family-run businesses may have some advantages surviving COVID-19 restrictions

Researchers say family-run businesses may have some advantages surviving COVID-19 restrictions

Small, local family-run businesses, such as Brooks Sandwich House, are facing unique challenges to keep things going during COVID-19-related restrictions. Still, researchers say there are...
Companies Give Yemen Tens of Thousands of Coronavirus Test Kits to Ease Shortage

Companies Give Yemen Tens of Thousands of Coronavirus Test Kits to Ease Shortage

According to The New York Times, a group of multinational companies donated tens of thousands of COVID-19 testing kits and medical equipment to Yemen, where...
Family Business Philanthropy in the Age of the Coronavirus

Family Business Philanthropy in the Age of the Coronavirus

The families behind a British hospitality group, a German automaker and an emirates conglomerate are doing their bit in the fight against the coronavirus...
COVID-19 Has Spurred an Unprecedented Level of Philanthropy Across the World

COVID-19 Has Spurred an Unprecedented Level of Philanthropy Across the World

By early March, it was reported that philanthropic giving to combat the coronavirus has reached unprecedented levels, already topping $1 billion across the world....
COVID-19: Armed with needles and thread

COVID-19: Armed with needles and thread

When the Norwegian authorities introduced strict measures to limit the spread of  COVID-19 on 12 March, many Norwegian companies had to shut their doors,...
A Family Business Making Meals for the Homeless During COVID-19 Crisis

A Family Business Making Meals for the Homeless During COVID-19 Crisis

When COVID-19 forced an Illawarra family business to close, they made 5000 meals for the homeless and those in need. READ MORE
Third-Generation Family Business Helps Source Safety Gear

Third-Generation Family Business Helps Source Safety Gear

A Burnaby-based manufacturing company is shifting gears to boost medical supply stocks during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE
A Family Business Shifted Gears to Protect People on the Front Lines of COVID-19

A Family Business Shifted Gears to Protect People on the Front Lines of COVID-19

Mostafa is a partner of Lacerta Group Inc. in Mansfield, Massachusetts, a family-owned business that manufactures plastic packaging. Mostafa is hoping the company’s face...
Family Business Breathes Life Into COVID-19 Fight

Family Business Breathes Life Into COVID-19 Fight

Junior WRC driver Enrico Oldrati’s family business is helping save lives by producing emergency breathing ventilators at its Italian premises to fight the COVID-19...