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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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People, Planet, Profits And Passion

People, Planet, Profits And Passion

Arjan Stephens was named one of ‘Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2012.’ He’s the second generation of the Nature’s Path...

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Reinventing The Beauty Business

Reinventing The Beauty Business

Started 30 years ago, Luxasia is Asia’s leading distributor and retailer of beauty products where two of the founder’s children have now...

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Five Generations Of Pride, Passion & Service

Five Generations Of Pride, Passion & Service

Justin Burgess is the fifth generation of the Burgess family to take the helm and spoke to Paul Andrews about his journey. J.J. Burgess &...

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A Quintessentially British Family Butchers

A Quintessentially British Family Butchers

Family firms used to be the backbone of the High Street and thankfully some survive today. Find out about the second generation family...

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Amy’s Kitchen Is A Home Made Success Story

Amy’s Kitchen Is A Home Made Success Story

A home-made success story: Organic growth and organic food in the US is the mantra behind successful family business, Amy’s Kitchen. It...

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Manufacturing Needs To Be On The Agenda

Manufacturing Needs To Be On The Agenda

Jessica Penny from family firm Penny Hydraulics adds her voice to the challenge for manufacturing that needs to do more to fill...

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It’s Passion That Delivers At Keelings

It’s Passion That Delivers At Keelings

The drive for innovation features across each of the three Keeling generations; from fruit growing and glasshouse production, to the...

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Retaining Family Values In The Business World

Retaining Family Values In The Business World

Darren Stanley of Land of Rugs takes us through how incorporating core family values into business can help improve both the professional...

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Trust In Family Businesses

Trust In Family Businesses

Trust is a fundamental basis for both cooperation and competitive advantage in family businesses. The words ‘trust’ and ‘business’...

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Does Sustainability Matter To Family Firms?

Does Sustainability Matter To Family Firms?

Sustainability is an age-old problem for businesses of all shapes and sizes across the entrepreneurial landscape. Measuring the success...

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From Backstreets Of Bangkok To Billionaire Philanthropist

From Backstreets Of Bangkok To Billionaire Philanthropist

Billionaire businessman William Heinecke discusses his unique, entrepreneurial approach to philanthropy. Every year on his birthday on...

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When Gender Inequality Controls Whole Organisations

When Gender Inequality Controls Whole Organisations

When cultural traditions and interpersonal relationships coincide, businesses start acting in irrational ways. The world knows that...

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