Back and Forward: Ben Brown

BFBA partner on family business planning
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Ben Brown, managing partner at BFBA, offers his insight into family business planning.
By Comstock’s Magazine

Ben Brown, managing partner at BFBA, offers his insight into family business planning. For more from Brown, check out “Mapping the Next Move” first published in the October issue of Comstock’s Magazine.

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