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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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Aligning With Values Helps Family Business Cohesion

Aligning With Values Helps Family Business Cohesion

Families and their values change over time and the impact on the family business needs to be addressed too. Landaal Packaging Systems, a...

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The Art Of Communication In Family Firms

The Art Of Communication In Family Firms

Open, honest and clear communication is one of the most important hallmarks of a successful multigenerational family business. Family...

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Overcoming Barriers To Success In Your Family Firm

Overcoming Barriers To Success In Your Family Firm

Family-owned businesses have tremendous advantages stemming from their special status: deep community ties, values, family traditions,...

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4 Tips For Avoiding Family Business Conflict

4 Tips For Avoiding Family Business Conflict

Honest and clear communication is so critical to family business success. Here we highlight a few of the hot spots that can spark trouble...

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Recognising The Red Flags Of Workplace Mental Health

Recognising The Red Flags Of Workplace Mental Health

Organisations have a responsibility towards their staff. The expression mens sana in corpore sano, usually translated as “a healthy mind...

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From Kitchen Table To The Boardroom

From Kitchen Table To The Boardroom

Let’s take a look at some of the emotional aspects associated with the growth of a family firm and the journey from the kitchen table to...

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The Essential Ingredients Of Family Governance

The Essential Ingredients Of Family Governance

Excellent family governance has played a key part in successful family firms for generations, and there are three vital ingredients. Its...

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Holiday – A Ticking Time Bomb For Employers

Holiday – A Ticking Time Bomb For Employers

With Christmas approaching, accrued holiday entitlement is becoming a ticking time bomb liability for many employers, according to Nick...

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Families And Business: Unwilling Inheritors

Families And Business: Unwilling Inheritors

The transition from one generation to the next is a delicate time for Family Businesses. Studies from across the world have highlighted...

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The Value Of Values In Family Firms

The Value Of Values In Family Firms

The first in a series of five short films from family firm Gordon & Macphail who are celebrating 125 years as a family business. This...

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Who And What is LoveRaw®?

Who And What is LoveRaw®?

LoveRaw® is the innovative vegan chocolate brand which makes ‘chocolate chocolate’ – not only for vegans, but for unvegan vegans (Someone...

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The Common Traps Of Working In Your Family’s Business

The Common Traps Of Working In Your Family’s Business

“What’s wrong — is the company going bankrupt? Are we being sold?” For Charlie, who had joined his family’s bakery business two years...

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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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