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UK Manufacturing Struggles To Regain Momentum
The UK manufacturing sector showed tentative signs of stabilisation in July, but the underlying picture remains fragile as demand softens...
Jul 28, 2025


Family Business Succession Under Pressure
Family business succession under pressure as one in four lack clear heir, new research finds 92% of family business owners want to keep...
Jun 17, 2025


Latest Figures Reveal The Family Business Impact On The UK Economy
Family businesses remain the cornerstone of the UK economy, contributing a staggering £985 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2023 and...
Feb 6, 2025


New Report Highlights ESG As Priority For UK Family Businesses
The Family Business Research Foundation (FBRF) has published a landmark report, ESG in Family Firms: A Review of Research, Regulations,...
Jan 9, 2025


Manufacturers’ Confidence Slumps As Costs Rocket
Business confidence among Britain’s manufacturers has dipped at the sharpest rate since the pandemic due to rocketing costs according to...
Dec 16, 2024


Fourth Month Of Fastest Growth In Food & Drink Manufacturing
The latest Lloyds UK Sector Tracker reveals that in October, food and drink manufacturers recorded the fastest output growth of all...
Nov 21, 2024


Family Firms At Risk Due To Lack Of Up-To-Date Wills & Succession Plans
Latest research from STEP highlights the vital need for family business owners to talk and plan to keep their legacy, relationships and...
Nov 13, 2024


Industrial Strategy Set To Bring Re-Shoring Bonanza
The introduction of a long-term industrial strategy is set to bring a surge of offshore manufacturing production back to the UK...
Oct 21, 2024


What's Putting UK Businesses At Risk In 2024?
According to new research by Marsh McLennan, economic and financial challenges (43%), cyber threats (39%) and people-related risks (38%)...
Oct 9, 2024


Family Firms Less Likely To License Patents According To Latest Research
Family firms are over 3% less likely to license their patents than non-family firms, according to new research by emlyon business school...
Oct 8, 2024


Family Business United Launches Second Global Think Tank Findings
Here at Family Business United we are delighted to announce the launch of our second Global Family Business Think Tank Report which summarises the thoughts of over 100 leading family business owners, experts and advisers from around the world on specific topics that will help to shape family business discussions and strategies going forward including thoughts on managing nepotism in family firms, shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations and the case for the next gene
Oct 8, 2024


The Global Family Business Think Tank Report, Autumn 2024
Here at Family Business United we are delighted to announce the launch of our inaugural Global Family Business Think Tank Report which...
Oct 8, 2024


Private Sector Growth Expectations Soften
Private sector firms expect no change in activity over the next three months (weighted balance of 0%), according to the CBI’s latest...
Oct 3, 2024


Businesses Balancing Ambition With Regulation As Sustainability Becomes Big Focus In 2024
The latest KPMG survey of 50 ESG specialists in 10 countries and territories reveals sustainability increasingly embedded in wider...
Oct 3, 2024


Top CEOs Navigate Global Turbulence By Betting Big On AI And Talent
Top CEOs have shown resilience over the last decade as they have backed their businesses to prosper in the face of declining confidence...
Oct 3, 2024


Pension Panic: Only Half Of Gen-Z Think Pensions Are Important
56% of Gen-Z currently consider pensions as ‘important’. 51% either currently or have at some point paused their pension contributions....
Sep 18, 2024


Universal Business Activity Rise In August
August saw business activity rise universally across the UK for the first time in three months, the latest NatWest Regional Growth...
Sep 10, 2024


Staff Failing To Make The Most Of Their Workplace Benefits
According to new research from talent solutions expert Robert Walters’ upcoming Benefits Guide. The guide – surveying 3,000 professionals...
Sep 9, 2024


Strong Business Confidence Reflected In Rising Economic Optimism
The latest Lloyds Bank Business Barometer showed that business confidence remained at 50% in August. Although there was no increase to...
Sep 2, 2024


Sustainable Family Business Legacy For Wellbeing
The Global Family Business report from KPMG Private Enterprise and the STEP Project Global Consortium reveals how some successful...
May 20, 2024

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