If you are lucky, someone has already published a biography or history of your famous business family. Search Omni by keyword for your famous family business name (or company name, if different) and limit the results by Resource Type to Books & eBooks.
The Bombardier Story: From Snowmobiles to Global Transportation Powerhouse by 
Back to Beer... and Hockey: the story of Eric Molson by 
Charles E. Hires and the Drink That Wowed a Nation by 
Clarks: Made to Last: the story of Britain's best-known shoe firm by 
Crazy Rich: power, scandal, and tragedy inside the Johnson & Johnson dynasty by 
The Guinness Story: the family, the business, the black stuff by 
Harrison McCain: single-minded purpose by 
The Hiltons: the true story of an American dynasty by 
In the Name of Gucci: A Memoir by 
Jell-O Girls: a family history by 
Mondo Agnelli: Fiat, Chrysler, and the power of a dynasty by 
Murdoch's world: the last of the old media empires by 
My Father's Business: the small-town values that built Dollar General into a billion-dollar company by 
The Profiteers: Bechtel and the men who built the world by 
Cold Steel: the multi-billion-dollar battle for a global empire by The following books focus on famous family businesses from Canada and around the world. Additional books may be found by doing a Keyword search in Omni using the phrase "family-owned business enterprises".
The Dragon Network: Inside stories of the most successful Chinese family businesses by 
Family Wars: classic conflicts in family business and how to deal with them by 
Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the world's great family businesses by 
Managing for the Long Run by 
All in the Family, Inc.: insights from the corporate boardroom and kitchen tables of Canadian family businesses by
An appendix includes brief snapshots of 22 Canadian family businesses including Buckly, Ganong, Flavelle (Purdy's Chocolates), Richardson, Rosen, Sleeman, Smith (E.D. Smith & Sons), Sobey, Sniderman (Sam the Record Man) and Tilley.
In the blood: battles to succeed in Canada's family businesses by
Covers the Cuddys, Batas, Warnocks (Tiger brand knitting), Mitchell's (gourmet foods), McDonalds (BC bearing engineers), Bentalls, De Gaspe Beaubiens (Telemedia), Wolfes (Oshawa Group), Wilsons, Molsons, Smiths (Ellis-Don Construction), Prices (Sunterra).