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Family Business Festive Food Parcel Returns To Bring Festive Cheer To Families In Need
Family Business United is delighted to announce the return of its Family Business Festive Food Parcel campaign, a national initiative with local impact that encourages family businesses, their employees and the wider business community to come together and support families in need over the festive season.
4 hours ago


Roncadin Invests €80 Million And Targets €500 Million Turnover
The Roncadin group is preparing for the next phase of its growth with a three-year plan targeting turnover of €500 million.
2 days ago


RPGCC Publish Autumn Budget 2026 Report
RPG Crouch Chapman LLP (RPGCC) has published its Budget 2026 summary, providing a clear overview of the Chancellor’s announcements and the potential implications for their finances, tax planning and future decisions.
2 days ago


New Insight Guide On Non-Executive Directors In Family Firms
Family Business United (FBU), the UK’s independent champion of the family business community, has today launched Insight Guide: The Value of an Outside Voice.
Oct 21


The Pillars Of Long-Term Success In Family Firms Report Published
New report asks the world’s family business advisers one question: what single trait helps a family business last for generations?
Oct 19


Shepherd Neame Teams Up With Pub Licensee To Support Whitstable Yacht
Independent family brewer Shepherd Neame has teamed up with the licensee of its Whitstable pub, The Old Neptune, to support a local yacht competing.
Oct 12


Family Business United Launches Apprentice Employers Badge
Family Business United (FBU) has launched a new Family Business Apprentice Employers Badge, recognising and celebrating family businesses across the UK that are embracing apprenticeships and investing in the skills, talent and future of their businesses.
Oct 9


Fifth Family Business Apprentice Employers Report Published
Family Business United’s Family Business Apprentice Employers Report 2026 reveals the scale of apprenticeship investment among leading family firms, with Bagnalls named the UK’s top family business apprentice employer.
Oct 9


Nearly Half Of UK Small Business Owners Are Dreading The Budget
Nearly half of UK small business owners are dreading the Budget, with two-thirds fearing tax rises could force them to close according to the latest research.
Oct 9


The 2026 Family Business Lifetime Achievement Awards
Check out the film from the annual Family Business United dinner where the 2026 Family Business Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented.
Oct 6


Family Business United Celebrates 15 Years Of Championing Family Firms
Family Business United (FBU), the UK's independent media, membership and advocacy platform for the family business community, is celebrating its 15th anniversary.
Oct 6


Family Business Top 100 Launched To Celebrate People In UK Family Firms
Family Business United (FBU), the independent media, membership and advocacy platform for the family business community, today announces the launch of the Family Business Top 100, a new campaign to find and celebrate the 100 people making the greatest difference to family business across the UK. Nominations are now open to anyone working within a UK family business, whether a member of the owning family or not. Up to three nominations can be made per family business in the U
Sep 25


National Family Business Day 2027 To Take Place On September 16
Family Business United (FBU), the UK's independent media, membership and advocacy platform for the family business community, has confirmed that National Family Business Day 2027 will be celebrated on Tuesday 16 September. The annual day recognises the vital contribution family businesses make to the UK economy, from the smallest independent traders to the largest multigenerational enterprises, and provides an opportunity for families in business, their employees and the wide
Sep 22


Terry Peck Wins Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award
Family Business United is delighted to announce that Terry Peck has been recognised for a lifetime spent building Capital Roofing and giving back to the community with a Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sep 18


Mark Rutter Wins Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award
Family Business United is delighted to announce that Mark Rutter, Co-Founder and Chairman of Open Study College, has been recognised as part of this year's Family Business United Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Sep 18


Gerald Bloom Wins Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award
Family Business United is delighted to announce that Gerald Bloom, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of a lifetime, quite literally, spent building British manufacturing businesses from nothing.
Sep 18


Matthew Pudney Wins Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award
Family Business United is delighted to announce that Matthew Pudney, a man whose career traces the entire journey from the post room to the boardroom has been awarded a Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sep 18


Elizabeth Rose Wins Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award
Family Business United is delighted to announce that Elizabeth Rose has been awarded a Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her 25 years spent shaping not just a marketing function, but the very identity of a family business.
Sep 18


John J Smith Senior Wins Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award
Family Business United is delighted to announce that John J Smith Senior has been awarded a Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of a life spent quietly, devotedly, in service of others, at some of the hardest moments a family can face.
Sep 18


Nigel Gardener Wins Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award
Family Business United is delighted to announce that Nigel Gardener, a man who, at an age when most people are thinking about winding down, chose to start all over again and has been awarded a 2026 Family Business Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sep 18

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