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Beyond Encryption Certifies As A B Corporation

Beyond Encryption Certifies As A B Corporation

Beyond Encryption, the industry standard for secure digital communications, is now a Certified B Corporation. They join a growing group...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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The Challenges Of Succession

The Challenges Of Succession

Leadership succession is inevitable for most family businesses. Unfortunately all too often it is recognised as an issue but put to one...

David Harland

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HE Simm Doubles The Size In One Year In Operation

HE Simm Doubles The Size In One Year In Operation

The HE Simm Group is one of the UK’s leading engineering and services businesses and has doubled the size of its offsite manufacturing...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Wells & Co Partner With Technik2 To Drive Down Energy Consumption

Wells & Co Partner With Technik2 To Drive Down Energy Consumption

Following the recent good news of a 100% renewable electricity supply across their UK-managed pub estate, Wells & Co. has taken another...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Hotel Group Donation Helps Local School

Hotel Group Donation Helps Local School

A £3,500 donation from a Lake District hotel group has helped a local school complete the installation of a composting toilet and...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Heritage Textile Mill Introduces Menopause Training

Heritage Textile Mill Introduces Menopause Training

A 240-year-old heritage textile mill based in Stanningley, West Yorkshire, has introduced menopause training for employees in managerial...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Cricketing Legend Visits Jukebox Manufacturer

Cricketing Legend Visits Jukebox Manufacturer

In his role as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Australia, iconic former cricketer Lord Botham OBE visited Sound Leisure in Leeds. The...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Caribbean Blinds Expands Installer Partnerships

Caribbean Blinds Expands Installer Partnerships

Outdoor shading manufacturer, Caribbean Blinds, has partnered with a number of new installers following their successful debut at this...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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New General Manager Hopes To Go With The Flow

New General Manager Hopes To Go With The Flow

A river may not run through it, but new General Manager of The Boathouse in Yalding, Rachel Webb, is hoping the three rivers converging...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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A Five Year Family Business Succession Planning Checklist

A Five Year Family Business Succession Planning Checklist

In business there are few greater questions than what comes next. This is especially true in family companies, where work is always...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Four Simple Rules For Succession Planning

Four Simple Rules For Succession Planning

How to keep the business – and the family – running smoothly into the next generation and beyond as the building blocks of a national...

Morten Bennedsen

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Succession Dilemmas & Myths

Succession Dilemmas & Myths

Succession is a term used by many people for many different things. Here we look at what succession is all about, some of the challenges...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Employee Ownership Trusts & Family Firms

Employee Ownership Trusts & Family Firms

The employee owned sector is changing. Over the last few years, we have seen growth in employee ownership as a succession plan for many...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Handing Over The Family Business Reigns

Handing Over The Family Business Reigns

Succession is arguably the most important decision you’ll face as a family business owner. Getting it right will help ensure your firm’s...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Good Boundaries; Good Family Business Relationships

Good Boundaries; Good Family Business Relationships

Sometimes, the informality of working in some family business can be a great blessing… or a dreadful curse. Here, Rochelle Clarke of...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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What Is The Family Business Really Worth?

What Is The Family Business Really Worth?

One of the common questions asked of an adviser by any family business owners is how to attribute a value to the family business and how...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Keep It In The Family By Planning For Succession

Keep It In The Family By Planning For Succession

Succession is often not dealt with until it needs to be implemented. Succession planning is an area that many family businesses struggle...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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From Goats To A Diversified Family Business

From Goats To A Diversified Family Business

A vision from an entrepreneurial founder is at the heart of many family businesses and that is certainly the case with the Steggles...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Crafting Quality Products From Canvas

Crafting Quality Products From Canvas

In 1996 Chris Salisbury founded Canvasman in the tiny cellar of his Victorian terraced house in Leeds. From its humble beginnings as a...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Simon & James, The Eponymous Hawkins Brothers!

Simon & James, The Eponymous Hawkins Brothers!

English wine has been an incredible success story over the last decade. There are now almost 900 vineyards in England with production...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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