same family? well, you re going to love meeting the mcalisters. a new york family that knows how to beat the odds. okay, jeff, haul the line in. ellen is getting in position. okay. brian mcalister s family name as dotted the new york harbor since 1864. we are the only company that lasted for 150 years in the family. and before that, you got to be lucky. that was the year his great grandfather james mcalister started mcalister towing helping big ships navigate to shore. do you think it is business sense or pure luck it s been in the family that long?
hi, there, everyone. i m j.j. ramberg and welcome to your business. where we give you tips and advice to help your business grow. what better place to do that than here at the 2012 new york times small business summit. small business owners, investors and business journalists have all gathered here today to network and talk about pressing issues like funding, marketing and utilizing social media. the majority of small businesses shut down before being around for five years. only a third of them make it to ten years. so what are the odds then of a company being around 150 years through five generations of the same family? well, you re going to love meeting the mcalisters. a new york family that knows how to beat the odds. okay, jeff, haul the line in. ellen is getting in position. okay. brian mcalister s family name as dotted the new york harbor since 1864. we are the only company that lasted for 150 years in the family. and before that, you got to be lucky. that
lucky. that was the year his great grandfather james mcalister started mcalister towing helping big ships navigate to shore. do you think it is business sense or pure luck it s been in the family that long? there are several things that have to happen. one, you can t make too much money. if you make too much money, everybody wants to sell it and get rich. if you don t make enough money, they leave. you might say he s found a sweet spot for the company. somewhere between too much success on the one hand and too much stress on the other. the most efficient boat in the world that alines like a yacht. james mcalister started the company in new york s south seaport as a loan immigrant with a single cargo boat or lighter he launched a business big enough to support himself and three brothers. here we have mcalister towing. by the turn of the century, the next generation expanded the business beyond cargo to passenger ships, tugboats and towing. as the new york port ex
you will love meeting the mcalisters. a new york family that knows how to beat the odds. okay, jeff, haul the line in. line s there and ellen s getting in position. brian mcalister s family name had dotted the new york harbor since 1864. before that, you have to be lucky. that was the year his great grandfather, james mcallister helped business along the shore. has it been pure luck it has been in the family that long? there are several things that
hi, there. i m j.j. ramberg. welcome to your business. we give you tips and advice to help your business grow. what better place to do that than the 2012 new york times small business summit. small business owners and business journalists have gathered to talk about business and funding and marketing social media.รง the majority of small businesses shutdown before being around for five years. only one-third make it to ten years. what are the odds of a company being around for 150 years through five generations of the same family? you will love meeting the mcalisters. a new york family that knows how to beat the odds. okay, jeff, haul the line in. line s there and ellen s getting in position. brian mcalister s family name had dotted the new york harbor since 1864. before that, you have to be lucky. that was the year his great grandfather, james mcallister helped business along the shore. has it been pure luck it has been in the family that long? there are seve