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Navigating The Family Business Success(ion) Maze

Navigating The Family Business Success(ion) Maze

Planning to stay one step ahead. A compass for family business succession. Artificial intelligence, the ESG avalanche, increased global...

Andra Illie

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Manufacturing Violins With Family Heritage

Manufacturing Violins With Family Heritage

Maison Bernard has been a family-run business since 1868. Currently managed by father and son Jan and Matthijs Strick, it has been based...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Nuptial Agreements And Wealth Protection

Nuptial Agreements And Wealth Protection

A nuptial agreement can be a useful tool for wealthy individuals and families who seek to preserve wealth for future generations. Here,...

Joanne Edwards - Forsters

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Before The Madness Of The Holidays From A Family Firm Perspective!

Before The Madness Of The Holidays From A Family Firm Perspective!

Just over a year ago in February 2020, family business Bradfords Bakers and sister companies Send Them Cupcakes and Send Them Balloons...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Meet Mark Boddington, Founder Of Silverlining Furniture

Meet Mark Boddington, Founder Of Silverlining Furniture

Mark Boddington is the founder and chairman of Silverlining Furniture – one of furniture making’s leading names recognised for its...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Family Firm ESF Launches New Corporate Video

Family Firm ESF Launches New Corporate Video

Our family business friends in Northern Ireland at Environmental Street Furniture (‘ESF’) have released a corporate video, showcasing...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Creating A Lasting Legacy And A Real Impact On Society

Creating A Lasting Legacy And A Real Impact On Society

Family businesses are recognised the world over as a force for good and whilst they are not always the first to shout about their...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Family Governance In The Digital Age

Family Governance In The Digital Age

In this article, Daniel Ugur of Forsters takes a look at a practical checklist for the post-Covid world and the need for structures to be...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Embracing Digital Transformation Of The Family Business

Embracing Digital Transformation Of The Family Business

2020 highlighted the need for digital transformation around the world and in every sector with family businesses that had invested in IT...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Family Businesses Risk Missing The Mark On Sustainability

Family Businesses Risk Missing The Mark On Sustainability

2020 was undoubtedly a difficult year for many business and in a year where business has had to transform the way it meets the needs of...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Build A Family Business That Lasts

Build A Family Business That Lasts

Given their portrayals in the media, it might be easy to dismiss family businesses as hotbeds of power playing, favour currying, and...

Josh Baron - BanyanGlobal

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Creating A Successful Culture: Seven Decades Of Lessons

Creating A Successful Culture: Seven Decades Of Lessons

HE Simm is a family owned, £100m, engineering and services business. Their roots are in Liverpool, but they have progressed over the last...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Reputational Premium For Family Firms Confirmed In Latest Research

Reputational Premium For Family Firms Confirmed In Latest Research

Family businesses are much more well-thought-of than other businesses, according to a new landmark national survey. Based on a...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Why Are Family Firms Important?

Why Are Family Firms Important?

Family firms are the backbone of economies the world over and the UK is no exception. With more than 6 million family firms in the UK...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Croxsons Expands Glass Expertise Into Home & Beauty Sector

Croxsons Expands Glass Expertise Into Home & Beauty Sector

To complement its existing core business in supplying glass bottle containers, closures and decoration to international food and beverage...

Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United

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Survey Shows Governance Is ‘Fit For Purpose’

Survey Shows Governance Is ‘Fit For Purpose’

Family businesses believe their governance arrangements are entirely or broadly fit for purpose, according to 69% of respondents to a new...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Crafting Out The Future Of The Retail Family Firm

Crafting Out The Future Of The Retail Family Firm

Colemans is a stationery, office supplies and art & craft retailer with 13 stores across the East Midlands plus an online business that...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United

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Aligning With Values Helps Family Business Cohesion

Aligning With Values Helps Family Business Cohesion

Families and their values change over time and the impact on the family business needs to be addressed too. Landaal Packaging Systems, a...

Greg McCann - Generation6 Family Enterprise Advisers

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The Art Of Communication In Family Firms

The Art Of Communication In Family Firms

Open, honest and clear communication is one of the most important hallmarks of a successful multigenerational family business. Family...

David Harland

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Overcoming Barriers To Success In Your Family Firm

Overcoming Barriers To Success In Your Family Firm

Family-owned businesses have tremendous advantages stemming from their special status: deep community ties, values, family traditions,...

David Harland

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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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