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The Three-Circle Model

The predominant conceptual framework for analysis of family enterprise systems used by family business advisors worldwide.

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Cambridge Advisors to Family Enterprise offers advisory services in three areas (click on a circle for more information):

3-Circle Model Simplified

  1. Family Strategy, Governance, and Organization: Assisting the family to determine its mission, vision, and strategies and to strengthen family governance and relationships to achieve the family’s goals.
  2. Business Strategy, Governance, and Organization: Helping the business to determine its mission, vision, and strategies, and strengthen its governance and organization to achieve these goals.
  3. Ownership Strategy, Governance, and Organization: Helping the family to determine the right ownership structure and policies for its business, develop effective inheritance practices, and identify financial strategies for the business and family that strengthen the overall system.

Strategic Integration

The long-term success of family business systems depends upon the mutual support of the family, business and ownership groups. While it is important to understand how each of the three circles works as an independent unit, it is counterproductive to think of the three circles as separate. Real transformation of the family business systems is achieved when all three groups improve their capabilities. Our integrated service offering of the three family business systems helps to build and maintain the "connective tissue" between and among the three circles.

Strategic Integration Graphic

Cambridge Advisors to Family Enterprise works in all three circles of the family business system to ensure that these three groups are in alignment and agreement, in terms of:

  • Governance
  • Values
  • Goals
  • Human and financial resources to pursue these goals

We call the effort to create an aligned system Strategic Integration.

Ownership Strategy and Governance Family Strategy and Governance Business Strategy and Governance

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