Lucas Mackenzie and the London Midnight Ghost Show

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Family business can range from a small retailer like Yusuf’s pizza restaurant, to large multi-business-unit international corporations. The challenges, while different in scale, can be similar in theme. “When family business makes decisions, yes, business issues are a factor, but so are family issues; they are entangled,” says Raffi Amit, academic director of the Wharton Global Family Alliance, a research center at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Amit helped demystify family succession in a recent Global Youth article. Authorized person only.” Despite the huge word written in front of the door, I opened the big door. As soon as the door is opened, I see one man wearing a fancy suit surrounded by many professors. The man is my father, who is the owner of Hosan University in Daegu, South Korea. My father welcomed me a lot, and I could observe every moment of my father’s work. In 2019, Ryan managed to amass 250 tokens, but he feels now is the right time to hand over the to the younger generation. I have the privilege of serving the two communities of Moredun and Gilmerton and I absolutely love being a minister in such a busy and varied parish. I have always believed that the Church should be as far as possible at the heart of a community but of course in modern Scotland that is not as possible as it once was as there are rightly, a large number of groups and organisations seeking to call our attention and loyalty. Where the Church differs from most though is that we seek to introduce our community to the Lord Jesus Christ through interesting and welcoming community activities and public worship. We are seeking to become better disciples or followers of Jesus and indeed to help others find in Him their Hope and Peace too. All in all the story was fun and interesting. The characters were funny and I enjoyed the ending. Only gripe is it was set in like the 1950’s ish time frame. So, not sure if some young kids would be able to really understand who Shirley Temple is and what the Addams Family is. Plus some of the words and other character/ historical figures referenced are pretty old.

Wharton Global Youth called on a few current Wharton graduate students who are aspiring to be the next generation working in their family businesses. They are at a turning point in their careers, having developed skills from other jobs, as they now consider joining the family enterprise. What will they bring to the role and what issues will they focus on?

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The statement that Dr. Amit made, namely a thin connection between business and family issues, had a huge impression on me. Family issues are indeed entangled, however, unravelling them elevates us on a new level by making us more experienced and conscious. This is exactly what frequently occurs in a family business. Making blunders, taking risks, using false and ineffective strategies, distributing obligations disproportionally- all of these are mistakes and dangers that each business enterprise undoubtedly confronted at the beginning. And, much like Yusuf is brainstorming solutions to the labor shortage at his dad’s pizza shop, the next generation should embrace innovative thinking. How might we do this differently – and better? “The landscape is constantly changing and it is important to be up to date on best practices,” says Kenzie. “Likewise, it’s important to keep in mind that family businesses may operate differently than another company, so the ability to be flexible and adapt certain strategies is useful. Always be a problem solver.” He had been arrested in January this year on another unrelated charge and returned to Polmont, having been freed in December.

Lucas, who has been doing “all his best” to help since he was 11, explained why he decided to launch the appeal with his friend Ryan. It’s understood he had a disagreement with prison officers a few days earlier over access to his solicitor.I recall listening to a podcast in German, where a professor mentioned that an efficient learning process is the one, where after making a certain mistake, one analyses this mistake and draws a conclusion on how to avoid making it again. I am assured that once a family business meets with failure, the best way out is to make a thorough analysis of a feasible reason for the failure and pool resources to solve the problem. As Kenzie states, one has to always be a problem-solver. Young generations should work hard on turning over a new leaf and developing new methods, interesting and creative strategies for maintaining (and even promoting!) their family businesses. The two brothers are both volunteering for their Saltire Award with charity Future Choices. It is a volunteer charity that supports disabled adults with social inclusion in Aberdeen.

Ultimately, I don't have too much to say on this book. I was really excited when I got the chance to read it, because I love books that are given a circus-y setting. I don't know why I'm fascinated by it, but I'm the first to admit that I am. I was hoping that it would be something like the Cirque du Freak books, which is one of my favorite young adult series. Plus, I love the cover. And I should know by now that that is not the best way to judge.The appeal will run until October 5. All the collected tokens will then be donated to the Care Hub in Aberdeen, which offers help and support to homeless and vulnerable people in the city. Donations needed more than ever due to rise in people struggling I just felt like nothing was happening. I expected action or excitement or even to be creeped out at a book that has "London Midnight Ghost Show" in the title, but at the end of the day I was left just glad that the book was over so that I could go and read something else.

He’d made mistakes but he had such a difficult start in life. For his family, this is a ­tragedy and they’re hoping for answers.” It was the beginning of the summer after fifth grade and I was just tall enough to stand right under the sparkly granite countertop of my dad’s flooring material store.

Over the past few years, similar campaigns have been run by Ryan Bannerman, but he has now stepped aside to make room for his friends to get involved.