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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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Spreading The Culture Of Rice & Risotto Globally For Six Generations

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...

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The Outdoor Clothing Innovating Family Firm!

The Outdoor Clothing Innovating Family Firm!

Keela was founded on the East Coast of Scotland, the perfect place to innovate and test outdoor garments for the changeable British...

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Mariani Is A Truly Fruity Family Business

Mariani Is A Truly Fruity Family Business

For four generations in California, they have grown, dried, processed and packaged only the finest and freshest dried fruit snacks and...

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Embracing The United Nation’s Plan For Sustainable Development

Embracing The United Nation’s Plan For Sustainable Development

In the foreword to The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020 António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, outlines the...

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The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was launched in 2015 to end poverty and set the world on a path of peace, prosperity and...

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A Solid Past And A Promising Future At James Donaldson & Sons

A Solid Past And A Promising Future At James Donaldson & Sons

James Donaldson & Sons (JDS) is a family of businesses specialising in the processing, manufacturing, merchanting and distribution of...

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Crafting Gifts To Make The Angels Share

Crafting Gifts To Make The Angels Share

Tom Young MBE and daughter Karen produce beautiful glassware, creating the very best in innovative and creative concepts. Together they...

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Five Factors For An Effective Family Business Board

Five Factors For An Effective Family Business Board

The fallout from the COVID health and economic crisis demands high-performing boards. In these turbulent times boards are under pressure...

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How To Sweat The Governance

How To Sweat The Governance

Family-owned businesses are significant creators of wealth, employment and opportunity in our communities. A successful family business...

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UK Family Businesses Risk Falling Behind On ESG

UK Family Businesses Risk Falling Behind On ESG

UK family businesses risk falling behind other countries in their commitment to prioritising sustainability in their strategies,...

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Navigating The Family Business Success(ion) Maze

Navigating The Family Business Success(ion) Maze

Planning to stay one step ahead. A compass for family business succession. Artificial intelligence, the ESG avalanche, increased global...

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Manufacturing Violins With Family Heritage

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...

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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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