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Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Feb 2, 20224 min read
How Technology Will Influence Family Enterprise Governance?
A year ago, family enterprises that wanted to automate governance processes had to buy tools from multiple vendors. Today, vendors...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Dec 6, 20215 min read
UK Family Firms To Go On ‘ESG Hiring Spree’ In 2022
There were a record number of job vacancies in the UK this year centred around environment, social and governance (ESG) – with more...
Tom McGinness - KPMG
Jul 8, 20215 min read
Mastering A Comeback – How Family Businesses Are Triumphing Over COVID-19
Are family businesses really more resilient, agile and adaptable than other business types? And, if so, have they been able to tackle the...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 5, 20213 min read
How Family Offices Can Offer The Edge In Family Business Governance
How do family businesses stay intact for the next generation? The statistics are daunting: some 70% of family-owned businesses fail or...
John Harte - Integrity Governance
Apr 20, 20215 min read
Five Factors For An Effective Family Business Board
The fallout from the COVID health and economic crisis demands high-performing boards. In these turbulent times boards are under pressure...
John Harte - Integrity Governance
Apr 20, 20214 min read
How To Sweat The Governance
Family-owned businesses are significant creators of wealth, employment and opportunity in our communities. A successful family business...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Feb 22, 20213 min read
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...
Josh Baron - BanyanGlobal
Feb 11, 202114 min read
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...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jan 23, 20212 min read
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...
Greg McCann - Generation6 Family Enterprise Advisers
Jan 4, 20216 min read
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...
David Harland
Dec 2, 20203 min read
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
Nov 26, 20203 min read
From Kitchen Table To The Boardroom
Let’s take a look at some of the emotional aspects associated with the growth of a family firm and the journey from the kitchen table to...
David Harland
Nov 25, 20203 min read
The Essential Ingredients Of Family Governance
Excellent family governance has played a key part in successful family firms for generations, and there are three vital ingredients. Its...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 7, 20206 min read
Family Business Succession & Governance
Family business practitioners see the investigation of differentness family to family and detail to detail as the heart of today’s...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 7, 20206 min read
Family Business Succession & Governance
Family business practitioners see the investigation of differentness family to family and detail to detail as the heart of today’s...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 30, 20203 min read
The Increasing Popularity Of Family Charters
Family charters are becoming increasingly popular. But what are they, and what can they do to enhance your business? There is an amount...
Guillermo Salazar
Jun 21, 20205 min read
Ten Factors Creating Family Firm Satisfaction
When we talk about the good practices of managing a family business, we refer to the layers of experience that have accumulated over the...
Guillermo Salazar
Jun 21, 20203 min read
A Family Legacy Council
More than four decades ago, Billy “Mack” Jameson (a real character with a fictitious name), founded a modest grocery store in San Diego,...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 16, 20202 min read
Stewardship Principles For Family Business
Stewardship matters for successful and enduring family businesses. Stewardship is a defining hallmark of businesses that achieve...
Josh Baron - BanyanGlobal
Jun 15, 202010 min read
Every Business Owner Should Define What Success Looks Like
“What do you mean we can’t pay dividends this year?” Elisa was incredulous. The board of the watch company she and her husband Mark had...
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