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New Book Launch:  The HBR Family Business Handbook

New Book Launch: The HBR Family Business Handbook

Navigate the complex decisions and critical relationships necessary to create and sustain a healthy family business—and business family....

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Gebrüder Weiss Expands In The USA

Gebrüder Weiss Expands In The USA

The international transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss is expanding in the USA. Following the establishment of new locations in...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Uncertain Future For British Eggs & Poultry Producers

Uncertain Future For British Eggs & Poultry Producers

Producers of British eggs and poultry meat face an uncertain future without greater government support and supply chain reform, an NFU...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Exploring The Various Capitals In A Family Business

Exploring The Various Capitals In A Family Business

Family businesses operate within a framework of various capitals, encompassing not only financial assets but also human, social, and...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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The Difficulties Associated With Succession Planning

The Difficulties Associated With Succession Planning

Family business succession planning is a complex and challenging process that involves transferring leadership and ownership from one...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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The Role Of Spiritual Capital In Family Businesses

The Role Of Spiritual Capital In Family Businesses

In the dynamic landscape of family businesses, a unique form of wealth often goes unnoticed - spiritual capital. Beyond financial assets...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Willmott Dixon Has Won £55m Of Work For Hertfordshire Constabulary

Willmott Dixon Has Won £55m Of Work For Hertfordshire Constabulary

The company has been appointed by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire to redevelop the existing headquarters building of...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Recession Fears Confirmed For Business By Latest ONS Data

Recession Fears Confirmed For Business By Latest ONS Data

Latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows the first GDP estimate for the fourth quarter of 2023 with a contraction in GDP...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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A.F. Blakemore Takes a Big Step Towards Sustainable Deliveries

A.F. Blakemore Takes a Big Step Towards Sustainable Deliveries

A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd, one of the UKs largest family businesses and the primary SPAR wholesaler across the Midlands and Wales,...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Strategic Refurbishment At Freeman Hospital Complete

Strategic Refurbishment At Freeman Hospital Complete

Work has completed on a strategically important ward refurbishment project at Freeman Hospital to create an environment for care that is...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Scottish Chef Extraordinaire Joins Buzzworks Team

Scottish Chef Extraordinaire Joins Buzzworks Team

Buzzworks Holdings, one of Scotland’s leading independent restaurant and bar operators, has welcomed esteemed Scottish chef Brian Maule...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Allied Vehicles' Donation Sets The Stage For Smithycroft Stars

Allied Vehicles' Donation Sets The Stage For Smithycroft Stars

Possilpark-based Allied Vehicles is helping a troupe of youngsters to put their best foot forward by donating £2,500 towards the running...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Research Reveals Gap In Succession Planning Among UK Businesses

Research Reveals Gap In Succession Planning Among UK Businesses

New research by UK top ten accountancy and advisory firm Azets has revealed that fewer than one in ten UK businesses have succession...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Hendy Honours Top Performers At Annual Group Awards

Hendy Honours Top Performers At Annual Group Awards

More than 1,200 Hendy Group colleagues gathered in Bournemouth this month for its annual awards which this year also marked 165 years...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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A Boost For Veterans From A Dorset Business

A Boost For Veterans From A Dorset Business

A Bournemouth-based charity that was launched a decade ago to help military veterans has been presented with a cheque for £400 from a...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Thatchers Becomes The Official Cider Partner Of The O2

Thatchers Becomes The Official Cider Partner Of The O2

From February visitors to the world-famous The O2 arena will be able to purchase award-winning ciders from Thatchers for the first time....

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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JCB Cyclists 'Set Off' On Around The World Challenge

JCB Cyclists 'Set Off' On Around The World Challenge

A team of intrepid JCB cyclists is putting pedal power into action with a massive fundraising challenge to help enhance the lives of...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Manufacturers Accelerate ESG Strategies

Manufacturers Accelerate ESG Strategies

The UK has seen a 48% increase in the number of manufacturing firms setting ESG targets for their business, with around two thirds (62%)...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Double Award Win In Sustainability For Harrison Spinks

Double Award Win In Sustainability For Harrison Spinks

A fifth generation Yorkshire business has won two industry awards recognising its work in sustainability. National trade body the British...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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The Burden Of Expectation

The Burden Of Expectation

Where we start, whether it’s in life or each new day, is a key driver of where and how far we go. “When you ain’t got nothing, you got...

David Werdiger

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