FAMILY BUSINESS

Family businesses are the backbone of economies the world over. They also face unique issues due to the very nature of their ownership.

Check out the latest articles on some of these issues such as succession planning, employing family members, governance structures, marketing the family brand, family values, remuneration and much more besides.

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Family Business

A Family Farm, Spirited Traditions & Sustainability In Every Drop At Arbikie

Arbikie stands as far more than just a distillery. It is the embodiment of a family’s deep-rooted connection to the land.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Understanding Some Of The Common Succession Dilemmas & Myths

Succession is a term used by many people for many different things. Here we look at what succession is all about, some of the challenges...

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...

Handing Over The Family Business Reigns

Succession is arguably the most important decision you’ll face as a family business owner. Getting it right will help ensure your firm’s...

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...

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...

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...

From Goats To A Diversified Family Business

A vision from an entrepreneurial founder is at the heart of many family businesses and that is certainly the case with the Steggles...

Crafting Quality Products From Canvas

In 1996 Chris Salisbury founded Canvasman in the tiny cellar of his Victorian terraced house in Leeds. From its humble beginnings as a...

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FBU continues to expand and has a growing membership base around the world. Recognised as THE family business champions we have also gained recognition in both of the Top 100 Global Family Business Influencers list compiled by Family Capital. We are also the VOICE of the family business community, celebrating their contribution throughout the UK and beyond.

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Family Business United (‘FBU’) is an unparalleled rallying point and voice for the global family business community and an invaluable source of insight into the sector. FBU is a resource for all, family businesses of all sizes and sectors, and their advisers, helping to raise the profile of the family business sector and to encourage greater awareness of the contribution that family firms make to the global economy through employment, income generation, wealth creation and charitable endeavours.

At FBU, everything we do is about the family business, creating the best resource available to help families in business get access to the resources and support they need to continue their family business journey, wherever it will take them.