Life Gate: Investigating the Death of Chinese Family Businesses

Author: Zhou Xibing
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The Gatekeeper – An Investigation into the Death of Chinese Family Businesses, Revealing the Unknown Secrets of Family Enterprises and Forging the Most Solid Scientific Management Foundation. According to relevant data: 150,000 family businesses are born in mainland China each year, while 100,000 die annually. 60% of families go bankrupt within 5 years, and 85% die within 10 years, with an average lifespan of only 2.9 years. If your business is also a family enterprise, please read The Gatekeeper. It can correct some of your fatal flaws and bring unparalleled strength and vitality to your family business. – Yang Junjie, Editor-in-Chief of Manager Magazine
The Gatekeeper tells people a truth: it is necessary to conduct a thorough critique and rebirth of family businesses. If not done thoroughly, as long as you compete with rivals, you will be the sheep being slaughtered. – Zhou Yuncheng, Organizer and Editor-in-Chief of China Business Review
My greatest takeaway from The Gatekeeper is that for businesses and entrepreneurs, the best approach is to learn from the failures of others and avoid similar pitfalls. – Jin Yi, Chief Trainer of Beijing Huaxia Shengwen Management Consulting Company
To ensure sustainable operations and lasting success, please promptly identify the problems in your business, as those fatal flaws will determine its life or death. This is my greatest collection from reading The Gatekeeper. – Shen Yang, CEO of China CEO Training Network
This book includes several parts: A Critique and Rebirth of Chinese Family Businesses, The Twenty-Seven Fatal Factors Leading to the Short Lifespan of Family Businesses, and How Family Businesses Can Grow and Achieve Lasting Success.