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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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The ‘Family Factor’ in Family Businesses

The ‘Family Factor’ in Family Businesses

Understanding family businesses entails understanding the ‘family factor’, more specifically family ownership, involvement, commitment,...

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Asian Family Business – Stewards Or Inheritors?

Asian Family Business – Stewards Or Inheritors?

It is often said that the first generation creates the wealth, but that it is the second generation that creates the legacy. In an...

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5 Ways To Manage Conflict In A Family Business

5 Ways To Manage Conflict In A Family Business

Conflict is a natural part of running a business but when colleagues and employees are also family members, ordinary conflict can take on...

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Six Good Reasons To Write A Constitution

Six Good Reasons To Write A Constitution

As the complexity of family and business relationships increase, families can turn to a formal “family constitution” to create a healthy...

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The Succession Paradox

The Succession Paradox

Succession in terms of business leadership confronts the founder of a family business with a complex set of options as Peter Leach...

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Why The Tidal Wave Of Transitions Has Not Happened

Why The Tidal Wave Of Transitions Has Not Happened

Expectations were set but transitions from Baby Boomers to the next gen have not materialised. Dozens of articles came out during the...

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A Snapshot Of Family Businesses In Europe

A Snapshot Of Family Businesses In Europe

The 2014 Survey of Corporate Governance Practices in European Family Businesses provides a snapshot view of some of the largest family...

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Family Ownership Channels To Innovation

Family Ownership Channels To Innovation

Family companies may have a conservative heritage, but new research suggests they can teach us a lot about innovation. Family firms are...

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Wealthy Chinese Look Beyond The American Dream

Wealthy Chinese Look Beyond The American Dream

China’s rich visa-seekers are discovering alternatives to foreign investment visa schemes in the US, Canada and Australia, and are...

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Does Your Family Business Start With Why?

Does Your Family Business Start With Why?

When you meet someone new, how do you describe your business? If you’re like most people, you might talk about what you do or how you do...

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Family Firms Are More Trustworthy

Family Firms Are More Trustworthy

Latest family business poll from the Institute for Family Business shows family firms more than twice as likely to be trusted than those...

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The Oldest Family Businesses In The South West

The Oldest Family Businesses In The South West

Family Business United completed the first ever research into the oldest family firms across the South West of the UK. Check out the...

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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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