The Family Business Dividend

We all know that family businesses are a force for good but often their endeavours go beneath the radar. The Family Business Dividend has been created to measure the impact of family firms and those signing up receive a badge to confirm their membership, a news release that they can customise to show their involvement and publication of their charitable endeavours as part of the total annual measurement of social value.

The Index measures community giving across six areas, attributing a cash value to time and goods in accordance with a methodology that takes into account how each facet of the dividend should be measured and valued:

1. Donations: cash given to charities, causes and community groups

2. Volunteering: time that owners and employees give to good causes

3. Apprenticeships: opportunities that build skills and careers locally

4. Work Placements: experience offered to students and those returning to work

5. School Talks: time spent inspiring the next generation in classrooms

6. Product Donations: goods and services given in kind

Together, these show that the true dividend a family business pays is not only to its shareholders, but to the community around it. Order your pack and start sending your news stories for any qualifying activities and we will add them to the index.