Family Business Breakthroughs

Family Business Breakthroughs


How Family Businesses Get Out of Debt — and Why Cash Flow Is Key

August 13, 2025

Many family businesses grow, expand, and build wealth — but behind the scenes, debt quietly piles up. For some, it becomes a way of life. But it doesn’t have to.


In this episode, cohosts Jim Berner and Sheila Janan talk with Betsi Bixby, who shares real-life stories of family businesses that believed debt was just part of doing business until they realized it was holding them back.


You’ll hear how owners overcame millions in debt, identified where their cash was tied up, and started building real financial freedom.


Betsi explains the three biggest culprits that drain cash, the mindset shifts that lead to lasting change, and the emotional relief of running a business free of crushing debt for owners, employees, and future generations.

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