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 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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Top Tips For Good Governance In Family Business

Family businesses are vital to the UK economy and contribute hundreds of billions to the UK’s GDP. They have unique advantages including...

Three Generations Of Manufacturing Excellence

Established in 1962 by George Goodfellow, Minnitron is a resounding British success story. From its beginnings in what was quite...

Board Reviews: Don’t Tick A Box – Power Performance

In today’s turbulent world undertaking board reviews is a vital part of good governance practice. As well as enabling performance to be...

What Makes A Good Board Chair?

A good Board Chair understands they are a facilitator to achieve the best outcomes rather than a ‘commander.’ They listen more than they...

Why The Climate Crisis Is A Question Of Family Business Survival

The survival of family businesses may depend on their response to the climate crisis. A new coaching method goes straight to the...

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...

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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.