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Should You Fire A Family Member From The Family Business?

Should You Fire A Family Member From The Family Business?

In a family business, separating the family from the business can be the biggest challenge. We spoke to Dr. Denise P. Federer is a...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Selecting The Right Recruitment Approach In Today’s Tough Market

Selecting The Right Recruitment Approach In Today’s Tough Market

The pandemic has ignited a recruitment crisis, leaving a UK-wide demand for workers. According to a British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)...

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Employers Face Wall Of Mental Health Problems

Employers Face Wall Of Mental Health Problems

Doctors are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing wall of mental health problems stemming from the pandemic, with some...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Building A High-Performing Team: Goals, Roles, Trust, Respect and Communication

Building A High-Performing Team: Goals, Roles, Trust, Respect and Communication

There are many factors that can help drive success into your business. Modern equipment will keep you in step with the times, an...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Talent Management Underestimated Issue In Family Businesses

Talent Management Underestimated Issue In Family Businesses

To ensure the smooth succession of leaders, family businesses need to build a human capital development strategy. Too often, they wait...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Journeying Into Life After The Family Business

Journeying Into Life After The Family Business

For many people working in the family business the thought of stepping back and no longer being actively involved on a daily basis is...

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A Firm Family Focus On Education

A Firm Family Focus On Education

Samantha Rutter is the CEO of Open Study College, a business that she co-founded with her father. Paul Andrews caught up with Samantha to...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Unleashing The Power Of Family Business In Africa With Tsitsi Mutendi

Unleashing The Power Of Family Business In Africa With Tsitsi Mutendi

This feature formed part of the KPMG series, “Philanthropists in Action,” a case study series which looks at emerging trends in the...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Learnings From Over 300 Years Of Giving Back With Rennie Hoare

Learnings From Over 300 Years Of Giving Back With Rennie Hoare

This feature is a part of the KPMG “Philanthropists in Action” case study series, which looks at emerging trends in the philanthropy...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Putting Social Health At The Heart Of The Family Firm

Putting Social Health At The Heart Of The Family Firm

Games to Get is a family business that was co-founded back in 2011 by Mark Evans and his eldest son Luke. Mark has a long history of...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Entrepreneurs Choose Property Over Pension For Wealth Generation

Entrepreneurs Choose Property Over Pension For Wealth Generation

Entrepreneurs are more likely to consider property investment rather than a pension to build their wealth, according to research from...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Financial Wellbeing Takes Time & Energy

Financial Wellbeing Takes Time & Energy

Managing your finances takes time and energy, something we mostly learn as a life skill as we progress through our careers....

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Five Ways To Save Costs As A Business Online

Five Ways To Save Costs As A Business Online

After a tumultuous past two years for businesses, even the smallest increase in supplier or software cost or change in strategy can...

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Furniture Village Wins Big At Family Business Of The Year Awards

Furniture Village Wins Big At Family Business Of The Year Awards

The UK’s largest family-owned furniture retailer, has scooped three major awards at a prestigious awards ceremony, celebrating the very...

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Inheritance Tax Quarterly Receipts Reach £1.8 Billion

Inheritance Tax Quarterly Receipts Reach £1.8 Billion

The latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show that inheritance tax receipts received by HMRC increased by £300 million to...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Family Governance And Family Offices

Family Governance And Family Offices

With a recent family wealth report by Julius Baer stating that only 1 in 10 ultra-high-net-worth families have a formalised governing...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Vietnam Important As Transport Hub For Gebruder Weiss

Vietnam Important As Transport Hub For Gebruder Weiss

The population is young and the economy has been growing for years. Vietnam exported goods worth 319 billion euros in 2021. Ten years...

Sophie Andrews - Content Creator, Family Business United

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Next Generation Focused On Growth & Sustainability

Next Generation Focused On Growth & Sustainability

Growth is the lifeblood of family business, essential to ensuring the business will continue to prosper for future generations. For the...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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The Curse Of The ‘Iconic Founder’

The Curse Of The ‘Iconic Founder’

When a founder becomes such a larger-than-life character that they overshadow everyone around them, continuity of the business becomes...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Cyber Security Remains A Significant Concern For Family Firms

Cyber Security Remains A Significant Concern For Family Firms

A new report reveals over a fifth (21%) of SME owners are concerned by overseas cyber threats in the midst of heightened cyber security...

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Family Business United (‘FBU’) is an unparalleled rallying point and voice for the global family business community and an invaluable source of insight into the sector.  FBU is a resource for all, family businesses of all sizes and sectors, and their advisers, helping to raise the profile of the family business sector and to encourage greater awareness of the contribution that family firms make to the global economy through employment, income generation, wealth creation and charitable endeavours.

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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