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Why The Climate Crisis Is A Question Of Family Business Survival
The survival of family businesses may depend on their response to the climate crisis. A new coaching method goes straight to the...
Jun 23, 2023


Preparing For Exit And Protecting Your Wealth
Mike Wardlaw from Tilney sets out the key considerations for business owners Building a successful business takes years of hard work and...
Jun 23, 2023


The Challenges Of Succession
Leadership succession is inevitable for most family businesses. Unfortunately all too often it is recognised as an issue but put to one...
Jun 23, 2023


A Five Year Family Business Succession Planning Checklist
In business there are few greater questions than what comes next. This is especially true in family companies, where work is always...
Jun 23, 2023


Four Simple Rules For Succession Planning
How to keep the business – and the family – running smoothly into the next generation and beyond as the building blocks of a national...
Jun 23, 2023


Employee Ownership Trusts & Family Firms
The employee owned sector is changing. Over the last few years, we have seen growth in employee ownership as a succession plan for many...
Jun 23, 2023


Good Boundaries; Good Family Business Relationships
Sometimes, the informality of working in some family business can be a great blessing… or a dreadful curse. Here, Rochelle Clarke of Succession Strength looks at some of the ways that can enhance and maintain good family business relationships. For some successors and other family members, the relaxed atmosphere of working with family provides welcome space to be themselves. For others, it frustratingly turns work/life balance into a hopeless illusion. Sooner or later, most
Jun 23, 2023


What Is The Family Business Really Worth?
One of the common questions asked of an adviser by any family business owners is how to attribute a value to the family business and how...
Jun 23, 2023


Keep It In The Family By Planning For Succession
Succession is often not dealt with until it needs to be implemented. Succession planning is an area that many family businesses struggle...
Jun 23, 2023


Shaping Family Legacies
Photographs capture events, landscapes, and individuals. Each photograph is a framed picture composed by the photographer, they freeze...
May 10, 2023


How The Role Of Family Business Chair Is Evolving
The world remains a volatile place in 2023, as businesses emerge from the COVID era, contend with the impact of geopolitical uncertainty, grapple with the challenges of supply chain disruption and high inflation. At this challenging time for boards the focus is on the pivotal role of the leader of the board – the chair or chairman – to help navigate the board through these uncertain times to business success. However, the speed of external change requires an evolution in the
May 4, 2023


Key Findings From The Spring Statement 2022
Against a backdrop of rising costs and inflation Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement focused on easing the burden for families and businesses....
Mar 24, 2023


Significant Tax Consequences On Family Business Transfers By Location
The latest report from KPMG Private Enterprise reveals that the tax consequences on family business transfers can vary in the millions...
Feb 21, 2023


New Report Looks At Redefining Wealth In Family Businesses
KPMG Private Enterprise have launched a new report that considers the diversification of the family businesses financial, human and...
Jan 25, 2023


Realise The Human Aspect To Deliver Effective Governance
Effective governance involves people working together in a system, yet governance is too often approached in a purely legalistic or box...
Jan 24, 2023


Family Firms Need Flexibility During Challenging Times
Rising inflation, increased geopolitical risks and talent shortages all form part of the perfect storm facing business over the next 12...
Jan 23, 2023


How The Board Should Support The Family Business CEO In 2023
The economic headwinds of spiralling energy costs, high inflation and increased interest rates will probably lead to a recession in many...
Jan 9, 2023


Many UK Small Businesses Facing Risk Of Collapse
Rising fuel and energy prices puts over half of UK small businesses at risk of collapse according to the latest report from Simply...
Jan 9, 2023


Top HR Approaches To Boost Employee Engagement
New research explores the top practical approaches for HR to boost employee engagement in 2023. Key Findings: 72% of UK staff believe...
Jan 1, 2023


Recruitment Costs Likely To Swamp Small Family Firms
Small businesses set to be swamped with almost £23 billion in recruitment costs alongside cost of living crisis according to latest...
Dec 16, 2022

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