Pat Soldano Articles

2025 Annual Family Business Report

Family businesses experienced unique headwinds and tailwinds in 2025. This year, the most significant challenge for family businesses across the nation has been uncertainty – including uncertainty over inflation and new economic policies like tariffs. The most...

Saying It Out Loud October 2025, By Pat Soldano

By Patricia M. Soldano President Family Enterprise USAWhere There’s Smoke…New Wealth, Estate Tax Movements Keep Family Business Leaders Watching You never know when a spark starts a fire… or stops it. A potential fire can be found in two bills making...

Saying It Out Loud September 2025, By Pat Soldano

By Patricia M. Soldano President Family Enterprise USAFinding Opportunities in Tariffs Have Family Businesses Searching for Options, New Sourcing There’s no playbook for what family-owned businesses face in navigating the new world of tariffs. For those...

Saying It Out Loud August 2025, By Pat Soldano

By Patricia M. Soldano President Family Enterprise USATop 5 Family Businesses Wins After Passage of ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ While Keeping an Eye on New Priorities Wealth Tax, Death Tax Changes, and Harmful Tariffs Are Next Big Issues After the passage of...