While family ownership can be found in almost every sector, certain parts of the global economy have proved particularly fertile ground for multigenerational endurance.

In towns and cities across the United Kingdom, from bustling high streets to rolling rural communities, family businesses quietly power the economy, sustain communities and embody values that often feel lost in today’s fast paced corporate world. These enterprises are more than commercial endeavours; they are legacies, emotional investments and living stories of generations working together toward a shared purpose. Whether it’s a third generation bakery in Yorkshire, a bespok

For family businesses, community is not a peripheral concern—it is central to their identity, operations, and longevity.

Latest research identifies the oldest family businesses in each of 125 countries around the world.

In the polished offices of Oslo’s financial district, where state-owned giants and multinational corporations often dominate the narrative, a quieter yet equally influential force continues to shape Norway’s economic landscape. Family-owned enterprises, ranging from small craft producers in Bergen to multi-generational industrial groups along the western maritime hubs, remain central to the country’s prosperity, social fabric, and long-term strategic direction. They rarely ca

Firms such as AW Hainsworth, Johnston’s of Elgin and the historic Macnaughton Group demonstrate that, for certain enterprises, longevity is woven into their very fabric.

Whether producing whisky, rum, brandy or gin, family distilleries have woven themselves into the cultural, economic and social fabric of their regions

Family-owned businesses, from small local firms to vast international conglomerates, that quietly form the backbone of prosperity, employment and innovation across the world

While families have long formed the backbone of commerce and trade, the systematic study and management of family enterprises emerged much more recently.

At a time of economic and political uncertainty, technological change and shifting consumer values, supporting family businesses has never been more important.

Family businesses are the backbone of economies across the globe, and the UK is no exception. They are significant employers, last generations and make a global impact.

Scotland’s economic and cultural landscape has long been shaped by family-owned businesses, many of which have thrived for centuries.

Walk down almost any industrial street in Germany and you’ll find them: discreet factories behind modest façades, bearing names you’ve never heard of — yet producing the components, machines and technologies that make global industries tick.

In Canada, family-owned businesses are far more than quaint storefronts or legacy farms. They are pillars of the national economy,...

South Korea’s economic story in the latter half of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first is often told in terms of its chaebols — large family-controlled conglomerates such as Samsung, Hyundai, LG, SK, and Lotte. Yet family businesses in South Korea are much more than the chaebol giants; they permeate the entire spectrum of the economy, from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in provincial towns to globally competitive exporters, and their influence extends far bey

In the ever-evolving landscape of Australian commerce, one pillar remains remarkably steadfast: the family business. Often passed down...

When you think of Italy, your mind might instantly wander to rolling Tuscan hills, plates of handmade pasta, a gondola in Venice or the...

Across continents and cultures, the term family business evokes a sense of familiarity, trust, and enduring values. From the corner shops...

In a country often associated with innovation, disruption, and corporate scale, the quiet resilience of family-owned businesses is easy...

From the corner bakery in Naples to the sprawling industrial conglomerates of South Korea, family businesses form the quiet backbone of...