Books and White Papers

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Wayne Rivers’ insights into family business

Wayne Rivers, the founder of PCA, has written three insightful books focused on closely-held businesses. With roots deeply embedded in consulting for construction companies, Wayne’s books provide guidance on restoring family and closely-held businesses to a healthy state, offering prescriptions for their well-being, exploring the reasons behind their failures, and providing valuable advice on succession and strategic planning.

Guidance for family businesses

Wayne’s titles

Book Cover - Our Family Business Crisis and How it Made Us Stronger written by Wayne Rivers

Our Family Business Crisis: and How It Made Us Stronger

Book Cover - The Top Nine Reasons Family Businesses Fail and The Eight Building Blocks for Creating a Sustainable Closely Held Company written by Wayne Rivers

The Top Nine Reasons Family Businesses Fail and the Eight Building Blocks for Creating a Sustainable Closely Held Company

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Book Cover - Prescriptions for a Healthy Family Business written by Wayne Rivers

Prescriptions for a Healthy Family Business

Resources for the construction industry

Navigating industry challenges

Our white papers cover important topics in the construction industry. Leverage our advice and expertise to stay ahead and excel in the field.

Our white papers

Contractor Planning in Uncertain Times construction manager and general contractor working together on site (Opens in a new window)

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The Ideal Construction Dashboard (Opens in a new window)

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10 Reasons Contractors Succeed (Opens in a new window)

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Contractor Succession Simplified (Opens in a new window)

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