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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Over Half Of UK Firms Delaying Investment Decisions Until After The Budget

New research from the Barclays Business Prosperity Index reveals that while two in five (43 per cent) UK businesses surveyed are...

Report Unveils UK’s Leading Family Business Apprentice Employers 2025

Family Business United (FBU) has today released its annual report celebrating the UK’s top family business apprentice employers, highlighting the crucial role family firms are playing in supporting the next generation of skilled workers.

Understanding The Evolution Of Multigenerational Family Businesses

Family businesses represent the oldest and most enduring business model in the world. In the UK alone, they account for over 85% of all...

How UK Family Firms Can Turn Their Story Into A Magnet For Customers And Talent

We’re huge believers in the power of brands. In almost 30 years of Sales and Marketing I’ve seen how new messaging can treble the...

Two Tiers Of Capital Gains Tax Could Hit Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are at risk of being fined for incorrect Capital Gains Tax payments due to an issue with HMRC’s software, a tax specialist...

From Pedals To Power: The 165-Year Journey Of Hendy

The world of motoring has its roots not in combustion, but in something far simpler: the humble bicycle. Before many of today’s most...

Company Owners Facing Increased Capital Gains Tax Burden

Business owners are being advised to carefully consider the structure of their companies, particularly if they are looking to sell. This...

Sustainable Leadership: What Needs To Change?

Leadership, as we know it, stands at a crossroads. The environmental, social and economic pressures of the 21st century demand a...

Growing Your Family Business Through Acquisition

Business growth through acquisition is an increasingly popular strategy across a wide range of sectors in the UK. It offers companies the...

Keeping It In The Family In Businesses Across The Nation

From butchers to breweries, farms to fashion houses, family businesses are the backbone of the British economy — often quietly so. They...

Action Needed To Overcome The UK's Succession Planning Blind Spot

Despite concerns around future leadership shortages, UK businesses are not taking sufficient action to strengthen their succession plans,...

Exploring the Role of Family Businesses in the Economy

Family businesses constitute a significant segment of the global economy. They are often rooted in personal history and community values,...

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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.