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Part of the Grow Your Business (GYB) series from PriceWaterhouseCoopers, this edition covers what private companies are doing to rethink their approach to risk against a backdrop of globalization, economic realignment, and rapid technological change.

This paper, which draws from interviews and a survey of executives in privately held businesses in North America and Western Europe, explores how private companies are turning to emerging and fast-growing markets that, in the

Quarterly Highlights - PwC commissioned independent research firm BSI Global Research Inc. to interview 225 chief executive officers (CEOs/CFOs) of leading privately held US businesses in the first quarter of 2013. The interviewees were asked about their current business performance, the state of the economy, and their expectations for business growth over the next 12 months. The authors then compared the responses with the prior quarter's results to see how the outlook has changed.

This case study looks at four family members aged 16-23 encouraged by their father to engage more deeply in the family's philanthopy. The report outlines the process the family members went through and lists seven key success factors.

This study finds many companies still using divestments as a short-term tactical tool, often to raise cash or pay down debt. That’s no surprise given the difficulties many businesses have faced in terms of cash and credit since the financial crisis. However, in this prolonged period of low growth, divestments are likely to play a more strategic role in how global companies navigate uncertainty, meet their corporate objectives and create value for their stakeholders.

This paper answers frequently asked questions on how health care reform will affect companies with more than 50 employees. The report includes sections on options available to employers, penalties for non-compliance and the industries impacted the most.

For many philanthropic families, successfully engaging the "next generation" proves challenging. This can be especially true if the family supports a specific community or region in which the younger family members do not live. This paper looks at the benefit of allowing the next generation to pursue their interests in more global issues.

Can you lose a charitable deduction for failing to obtain a correct acknowledgement? A recent Tax Court case says yes. As we approach year-end giving season, know the rules, whether you are giving $500 or $50 million.

While family businesses are playing an important role in the economy and studies have regularly shown that in the long-term they outperform other businesses, there is the continual challenge of succession to the next generation. An estate is built up over the generations and the family grows larger. This source of diversity is not without its challenges: how do you forge a common identity to which everyone can relate? How do you learn to take decisions together while maintaining family harmony?