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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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A Resounding Scottish Engineering Success Story

Zappshelter has become one of Britain’s most distinctive engineering success stories in the field of industrial shelters

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Next Generation Members As Agents Of Change

Next Generation Members As Agents Of Change

Everything about your family business is personal: the decisions you make, the goals you pursue and the legacy you leave. Running a...

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Handling Embezzlement In The Family Firm

Handling Embezzlement In The Family Firm

Hearing about embezzlement in a public company rarely shocks anyone, but when it happens in a family business, people are often stunned....

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Steps In Creating A Family Business Constitution

Steps In Creating A Family Business Constitution

A practical insight into some of the questions that need to be considered when creating a constitution. The best way to start creating a...

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A Long History At Lionel Samson Sadleirs Group

A Long History At Lionel Samson Sadleirs Group

History dating back to 1829 makes Lionel Samson Sadleirs Group second oldest family firm in Australia. Lionel Samson & Son was founded in...

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Legacy Is Important To This Family Firm

Legacy Is Important To This Family Firm

Established by Sir William Hastings in the late 1960’s, Hastings Hotels is a family-owned company and the largest independent hotel group...

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Keeping Their Cool For Generations

Keeping Their Cool For Generations

Porrelli’s have been making award-winning ice cream since 1925. Family owned and run the business now serves over 60 delicious flavours. ...

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When A Good Idea Goes Global

When A Good Idea Goes Global

Bambino Mio are the most widely used reusable cloth nappy brand in the UK with an award-winning range of products that are loved by...

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Serious Cleaning Know-How At Robert Scott

Serious Cleaning Know-How At Robert Scott

Robert Scott is a fourth generation family business with a ‘spotless reputation since 1925,’ with Alastair Scott currently at the helm. ...

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From Copper To Gold!

From Copper To Gold!

We spent time with family business Director Steve Gaskin on his journey from Scotland Yard Detective to Director of Team Building & Team...

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Phillips Brothers Celebrate 125 Years As A Family Firm

Phillips Brothers Celebrate 125 Years As A Family Firm

Family business near Ipswich is celebrating 125 years in business under the fourth generation accompanied by the fifth generation who are...

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The Challenge Of Shareholder Liquidity

The Challenge Of Shareholder Liquidity

There are several ways to provide liquidity to shareholders of privately held family businesses without giving up control of the family...

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Tewkesbury Park – A Real Jewel In The Crown

Tewkesbury Park – A Real Jewel In The Crown

At Tewkesbury Park they live and breathe hospitality. Making every moment memorable is truly the raison d’être for the family behind this...

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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.

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