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Family Businesses Looking At Their Raison D’être
A new generation of family shareholders is advocating a more proactive approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR), in particular...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Oct 19, 20213 min read


Values – Do They Really Matter In Family Firms?
Values: Do they really matter in a family business? Families have enough on their plates when it comes to running a successful business....

Sophie Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jul 13, 20211 min read


The Story Of Riso Gallo Began In 1856
Riso Gallo is one of the oldest rice-growing companies in Italy. Riso Gallo started out back in 1856 with a factory in Genoa that...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 6, 20211 min read


Spreading The Culture Of Rice & Risotto Globally For Six Generations
Riso Gallo is one of the oldest rice growing companies in Italy dating back to 1856 with a factory in Genoa that processed imported paddy...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 1, 20214 min read


Manufacturing Violins With Family Heritage
Maison Bernard has been a family-run business since 1868. Currently managed by father and son Jan and Matthijs Strick, it has been based...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Apr 14, 20211 min read


Key To Self Belief Is Emotional Flexibility & Resilience
Self-efficacy can be built by developing the emotional flexibility of employees, according to new research from Nyenrode Business...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Oct 27, 20202 min read


German Family Businesses Up For Sale?
Many of Germany’s predominately family-owned Mittelstand businesses are likely to come under the hammer over the next ten years...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Sep 4, 20203 min read


Family Business Longevity In Three Steps
Morten Bennedsen, INSEAD Professor of Economics and Political Science shares some lessons from the UK’s oldest privately owned bank,...

Morten Bennedsen
Jul 23, 20204 min read


The Meaning Of Wealth In The 21st Century
What matters most to high net worth families is giving their wealth a purpose. What does it mean to be wealthy in the 21st Century? Are...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 8, 20204 min read


Handcrafting Papal Bells With Italy’s Oldest Family Business
The Marinelli Pontifical Foundry is Italy’s oldest family business and among the three oldest family businesses worldwide. Campane...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 4, 20201 min read


Handcrafting Papal Bells With Italy’s Oldest Family Business
The Marinelli Pontifical Foundry is Italy’s oldest family business and among the three oldest family businesses worldwide. Campane...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 4, 20201 min read


Cycling Legacy Lives On In Great Wine
Vigne Marina Coppi was established in 2003 in the town of Castellania, the birthplace of Marina’s father Fausto Coppi, one of the...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
May 31, 20203 min read


The Dominance Of Family Firms In Turkey
Yaşar Holding is a great example: born out of a trading concern in the 1920’s, it evolved into the country’s leading paint business in...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Mar 1, 20173 min read


Still Hungry For Success At Carl Kühne GmbH
The German firm, Carl Kühne GmbH & Co. KG is an outstanding example of how a family business can not just survive but thrive for over 300...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Mar 1, 20173 min read


Growing A Global Brand In Poland
It’s a long way from a town in southern Poland to the bright lights of Broadway and the catwalks of Fashion Week, but one family firm has...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Feb 27, 20173 min read


A Snapshot Of Family Businesses In Europe
The 2014 Survey of Corporate Governance Practices in European Family Businesses provides a snapshot view of some of the largest family...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Dec 13, 20143 min read
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